Spaghetti & Paneer Balls

Spaghetti & Paneer Balls
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 – 30 minutes
Serves 4

200g spaghetti (substitute Whole-wheat)
Sauce
2 tbsp (30ml) olive oil
1 red medium onion finely chopped
2 bay leaves
1 tsp (5ml) finely chopped garlic
3-4 green chillies finely chopped
2 tsp (10ml) coriander powder
1 tsp (5ml) cumin powder
1-2 tbsp (15-130ml) paprika powder
2 cans Italian plum tomatoes liquidised
1 tsp salt
1 ½ tsp dried oregano
1 tsp (5ml) brown sugar)
1/3 cup chopped flat leave parsley
½ tsp freshly ground black pepper

Paneer Balls 9 makes (13-14)
To make paneer: bring 2 litres of milk to boil allow to rise but not overflow,
add 1 to 1/1 ½ tsp tartaric acid. The milk will curdle and curds will float to the top, the whey will turn greenish yellow. Collect curds in a cheese cloth and squeeze out the water. Rinse under cold water. Put a heavy weight on it only for 5 minutes to remove excess water. For this paneer should be slightly moist.

Paneer made from 2 litres milk
¼ cup finely chopped spring onions
¼ cup finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
2-4 green chillies finely chopped
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp garam masala
1-2 tbsp (15-30ml) chick-pea/besan/chana flour
Oil for deep frying

Let’s cook 

• Cook spaghetti as per instructions on the packet
• Heat oil in a sauce pan. Toss in onion, bay leaves, garlic, and chillies and cook until onions are soft and translucent – about a minute.
• Add coriander, cumin and paprika powder. Fry for a few seconds.
• Throw in tomatoes, salt and oregano – cook tomatoes through – 10 – 15 minutes.
• There after season with salt
• Toss in parsley and black pepper – simmer for 5 minutes on very low heat.
• Crumble paneer in a mixing bowl and add all ingredients under paneer balls. Combinel ingredients by mixing with your hands. The mixture should be a little sticky – not too much.
• Divide and roll into balls and deep fry in medium hot oil. Fry until golden brown
• Add balls to tomato sauce and simmer for a minute or two.
• You can add to spaghetti or serve on spaghetti and grated veggie option parmesan cheese.

Enjoy… Food is love – love your food 🙂