Malai kofta

Charan Sehgal
Charan Sehgal @cook_16582249
Mumbai

#indiankitchen This dish is special to me because my biji (grandmother) taught me to make this, she is a vegetarian and cooks her food separately, she often cooks this dish whenever we visit her. It is one of the yummiest vegetarian curry I have ever had.

Malai kofta

#indiankitchen This dish is special to me because my biji (grandmother) taught me to make this, she is a vegetarian and cooks her food separately, she often cooks this dish whenever we visit her. It is one of the yummiest vegetarian curry I have ever had.

Edit recipe
See report
Share
Share

Ingredients

6 servings
  1. For the gravy
  2. 12medium size tomatoes roughly chopped
  3. 5medium size onions roughly sliced
  4. 1 tbspginger paste
  5. 1 tbspgarlic paste
  6. 15cashew nuts
  7. 1 piececinnamon
  8. 1 tspcumin
  9. 4 tbspghee
  10. 1/2 tspgrated garlic
  11. 2 tbspred chilli powder
  12. 1 tbspdhaniya jeera powder
  13. 1 tspgaram masala
  14. 1 tspkasuri methi
  15. 1 tspkitchen king masala
  16. 1/4 tspturmeric powder
  17. 2 tbsphomemade malai/ fresh cream
  18. 2 tbspfinely chopped coriander
  19. As requiredSalt
  20. Forthe kofta
  21. 5medium boiled potatoes
  22. 150 gmsmalai paneer
  23. 1 tspginger garlic paste
  24. 1 tspgreen chilli paste
  25. 1 tspamchur powder
  26. 1/2 tspgaram masala powder
  27. As per tasteSalt
  28. 1 tbspcornflour
  29. 2 tbspbread crumbs
  30. SomeOil for frying

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    For the gravy, in a pan take 3 tbsp ghee once the ghee becomes hot add cumins, cinnamon and mix well, then add sliced onions and cook the onions for 5-10 minutes till they become translucent. Then add the ginger garlic paste and again cook it for another 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Now add cashew nuts and tomatoes and mix well and cook it for 10 minutes till the tomatoes become soft. Then add salt, red chilli powder, dhaniya jeera powder, kitchen king masala, garam masala, turmeric powder and mix well, cover and cook for another 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Switch off the gas and let the mixture cool completely, then add malai/ fresh cream and blend the mixture into a smooth paste, add a little water and keep aside.

  4. 4

    Again take a pan, add 1tbsp ghee once the ghee becomes hot add 1/2tsp red chilli powder and grated garlic cook it for 2 minutes and add the gravy to it, mix well and cook the gravy on a very low flame, add kasuri methi and chopped coriander and cook the gravy for 10-15 minutes on slow flame

  5. 5

    In a mixing bowl take boiled potatoes, add paneer and mash it together, then add salt, amchur powder, garam masala powder, ginger garlic paste, green chilli paste, cornflour and mix well and make koftas out of it, then roll the koftas in bread crumbs and deep fry them on high flame till golden brown.

  6. 6

    In a serving bowl place koftas, pour gravy over them, garnish with fresh cream and coriander and serve hot with chapati or rice.

Edit recipe
See report
Share
Cook Today
Charan Sehgal
Charan Sehgal @cook_16582249
on
Mumbai

Similar Recipes