Chanar Korma with Green Peas

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Chanar Korma is a pure Bengali delicacy made with Paneer (Cottage Cheese Nuggets) cooked in Coconut-Cashew paste with Peas, whipped Yogurt and some spices.

prep time

30 mins

cook time

20 mins

serves

For Chanar Bora (Cottage Cheese Nuggets)

150 g Paneer
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon Cardamom Powder
1 pinch of Cardamom powder
1 teaspoon Clarified Butter (Ghee)
½ teaspoon Sugar
Salt to taste
Refined oil to deep fry

For Korma Paste

½ cup Desiccated coconut
½ cup Cashew nuts, soaked
2-3 tablespoons water

For Korma (Gravy)

1 cup Green Peas
1 tablespoon Ginger Paste
3 tablespoon Yogurt, whipped
½ teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
1 Cinnamon stick, 1 ½ inches
3 whole Cardamoms
4 whole Cloves
2 dry Red Chillies
1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 teaspoon Chilli powder
1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
½ teaspoon Coriander powder (Dhania)
¾ teaspoon Garam Masala powder
2 teaspoon Sugar
Salt to taste
Refined oil for cooking
1 teaspoon Clarified Butter (Ghee) for cooking
1 to 1 ½ cups of Water

Take the cottage cheese, add all-purpose Flour, Cinnamon powder, Cardamom powder, Sugar, Salt, Ghee and mix them with the help of your hand or blender to make a smooth dough
Divide them into small portions and make small flat rounds
Heat the oil into a pan and deep fry the paneer balls till golden brown

Gravy

Make the korma by blending the coconut and soaked Cashew nuts in a blender
Add 1 teaspoon Ghee into the pan and then add Cumin seeds, Cinnamon stick, Cardamoms, dry Red Chillies, Cloves
Then Add Ginger paste. Keep stirring continuously. Add the korma paste. Sauté for 2-3 mins
To this add the whipped yogurt along with salt and the rest of all the dry powders
Sauté this paste for 3-4 mins, then add water and give it a nice mix.
Add green peas to it and let it cook till green peas are soft
In the end, add paneer balls to this gravy and sprinkle with garam masala