# Smoky cottage cheese and walnut cutlets

Smoky, creamy, and full of texture, this starter will steal the show at your next dinner party!

- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 200 g cottage cheese
- 2 boiled potatoes
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 green capsicum
- to taste Salt
- to taste pepper
- 1 live coal
- 1 tsp ghee (for smoking)
- 1 tbsp ghee (for frying)
- garlic crumbs/breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp ghee (for sauce)
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 0.5 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 0.5 cup yogurt
- 2 tbsp almond paste
- 0.5 tsp kasuri methi powder
- 0.5 tsp garam masala powder
- 0.5 tsp chaat masala
- to taste Salt (for sauce)

## Instructions

1. Combine paneer, potatoes, walnuts, and capsicum with salt and pepper.
2. Place a live coal in a small metal bowl inside the mixture, drizzle a little bit of ghee over it, and cover for 15-20 minutes to smoke the mixture.
3. For the sauce, heat one tablespoon of ghee in a pan.
4. Add one teaspoon of ginger and garlic paste each and sauté for a minute.
5. Add turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
6. Add yogurt and mix well.
7. Add almond paste and mix.
8. Add kasuri methi powder, garam masala powder, and chaat masala.
9. Continuously cook and stir the sauce for at least five minutes until it comes to a boil.
10. Add salt to taste and continue stirring for another five minutes.
11. Shape the smoked mixture into small cutlets or tikkis.
12. Heat a tablespoon of ghee in a frying pan.
13. Coat each cutlet with garlic crumbs/breadcrumbs.
14. Shallow-fry the cutlets in ghee until golden brown on both sides.
15. Serve the cutlets hot with the prepared sauce and garnish with sliced onions.

## Equipment

- plate
- bowl
- tongs
- small metal bowl
- lid
- pan
- whisk
- frying pan
- spatula

## Tips

- This recipe goes as an amazing starter for parties.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQZX-WJjQkC/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a3d19e57-1619-46fc-ba69-946608c68af9
- Extracted: 2025-10-30

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