Malai Kofta

Name: Malai Kofta
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Ingredients for the gravy; 2 tbsp ghee; 1 bayleaf; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 3 green cardamom; 1 flower of javitri; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 2 medium onion sliced; 2 big sliced tomatoes; 20-25 pcs Cashew; 4 cloves crushed garlic; 1 inch crushed ginger; 4-6 roots of Coriander; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tbsp Coriander powder; 1 tsp degi laal mirch; to taste Salt; 2 tbsp fresh cream; 1/4 tsp kasuri methi; For kofta; 150 gm grated paneer; 2 grated Potato; to taste Salt; 2 inch grated ginger; 1/2 tsp Red chilli (optional); Corn flour for binding; Oil for frying

chef_ksg @cook_12055600

New Delhi

Malai kofta is a popular Indian vegetarian dish made of potato & paneer balls dunked in smooth, rich & creamy gravy. Malai translates to cream and kofta to fried balls. So malai kofta literally translates to koftas dunked in creamy sauce or gravy,

chef_ksg @cook_12055600

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Ingredients

Ingredients for the gravy
2 tbspghee
1bayleaf
1 inchcinnamon stick
3green cardamom
1flower of javitri
1 teaspooncumin seeds
2medium onion sliced
2big sliced tomatoes
20-25 pcsCashew
4 clovescrushed garlic
1 inchcrushed ginger
4-6roots of Coriander
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tbspCoriander powder
1 tspdegi laal mirch
to tasteSalt
2 tbspfresh cream
1/4 tspkasuri methi
For kofta
150 gmgrated paneer
2grated Potato
to tasteSalt
2 inchgrated ginger
1/2 tspRed chilli (optional)
Corn flour for binding
Oil for frying

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Steps

1

Take a kadhai, add ghee to it. Add whole spices.
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Now add, cashew and onions with crushed garlic and ginger. And cook it for 8-10mins on medium flame.
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Now add tomato and all the dry powdered masala. And mix it well.
4

Cook Tomato for 5mins on high flame. After that add water to it and give a gentle boil for atleast 20minutes.
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Blend it finely when it will come to the room temperature. (Please don't strain the gravy).
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Take kadhai add 1/2tbsp ghee and 1/4tsp degi laal mirch. And pour the blended gravy to the kadhai and cook it for 5mins and finish it with cream and kasuri methi.
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For the kofta
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Take a mixing bowl and put all the Ingredients together and mix it well. Bind the mixture with the help of corn flour.
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Take kadhai pour some oil to fry our kofta. Give a beautiful round shape to your koftas and deep fry them. And give a nice golden colour to it.
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Please don't put kofta in gravy as they are very light in texture. Put kofta in your serving bowl and pour the gravy. Serve hot with Naan, Lacha Paratha, etc.