In a mixing bowl, add paneer, potato, salt, chopped cilantro and blend them.
And make small lime size balls of 1.5 inch in diameter. And set aside.
In another mixing bowl, add rice flour, and water. Combine and make a thick paste. And set aside.
Over medium heat, place a frying pan and add vegetable oil.
Once the oil becomes medium hot, dip each paneer ball in the flour batter and drop it in the oil. Do not crowd the pan.
Stir them occasionally and fry them for 3 minutes or until it becomes golden brown in color.
Repeat the frying process for the remaining paneer balls as well. And set them aside.
For grinding
Over medium heat, place another pan, and vegetable oil and chopped onion.
Saute until onion becomes soft, and add tomato, ginger, and garlic.
Saute until tomato becomes soft. Now add red chili powder and coriander powder.
Stir for a minute. Allow it to cool.
In the blender jar, add this mixture and pulse until it turns into a smooth consistency mixture. And set aside.
For the curry
Over medium heat, in the same pan add vegetabble oil, shahi jeera and allow it to sizzle for 30 seconds.
Stir in the ground spice mixture and cook them for 15 minutes in low-medium heat or until the oil separates on the sides.
Add two cups of water and salt. Cook until it becomes thicky flowy consistency.
Bring it to low heat, then add fresh cream, kofta, and crushed Kasturi methi.
Stir it for a minute, until all the ingredients blends well with each other.
Transfer to a serving bowl. And serve hot with rice or parathas.
Notes
Paneer is the Indian cottage cheese, you can substitute with ricotta cheese.Refrigerate. To use within 5 days in an airtight container.Freeze. To use within 2 months in airtight containers or freezer-safe bags. To thaw, leave them in the refrigerate overnight or for 8 hours.Reheat. Transfer to a heavy-bottomed pan, add little water, and combined with the gravy. And reheat until it turns hot. We are adding while reheating is to compensate for the water that gets evaporated in the process of reheating.You may also gently reheat it in the microwave.