Malai Kofta Curry

Name: Malai Kofta Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For kofta -; 1 cup paneer (mashed); 1 cup boiled potato; 1 green chilli finely chopped; few coriander leaves chopped; salt as per taste; 1/4 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp coriander powder; 1/8 tsp garam masala powder; 2 tbsp cornflour; few cashews and raisins; oil for frying; For gravy -; 2 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp butter; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 bay leaf; 2 green cardamom; 2-3 cloves; 3-4 black pepper corn; 1 medium sized onion; 7-8 garlic cloves; 1/2 inch ginger; 1 green chilli; 2 tomatoes; 5-7 cashews; 1 tsp kasuri methi; 2 tbsp fresh malai / cream; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder

Mamta L. Lalwani @kims_kitchen160316

Mandsaur (MP)

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Mamta L. Lalwani @kims_kitchen160316

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Ingredients

For kofta -
1 cuppaneer (mashed)
1 cupboiled potato
1green chilli finely chopped
few coriander leaves chopped
salt as per taste
1/4 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspcoriander powder
1/8 tspgaram masala powder
2 tbspcornflour
few cashews and raisins
oil for frying
For gravy -
2 tbspoil
2 tbspbutter
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1bay leaf
2green cardamom
2-3cloves
3-4black pepper corn
1medium sized onion
7-8garlic cloves
1/2 inchginger
1green chilli
2tomatoes
5-7cashews
1 tspkasuri methi
2 tbspfresh malai / cream
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspkashmiri red chilli powder
1 tspcoriander powder
to tastesalt
some fresh coriander

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Steps

1

First in a mixing bowl add grated / mashed paneer, boiled mashed potatoes, fresh coriander, green chilli, salt, red chilli powder, garam masala powder and mix everything to combine well. (add tbsp corn flour or maida if required, I didn't add).
2

Now take a small portion from mixture, roll it and flatten it on palm, place cashew or raisins in it and roll gently to make small ball.make all kofta balls similarly.
3

Now roll each ball with little corn flour and deep fry in medium hot oil until nice golden.
4

Now heat a pan with tbsp of oil, add all whole spices and saute for few secs. now add roughly chopped onion, tomatoes, green chilli, ginger garlic and cashews. cook until tomatoes gets softens.add little water if required. let the mixture cool completely and then blend to make puree.
5

Now in a pan heat oil + butter,add blended puree and cook until oil separates.now add turmeric powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, coriander powder and salt.saute for a min.add kasuri methi, and mix.
6

Now add fresh malai or cream and stir continuously until oil comes on surface.add as required water to get desired consistency of curry, cover it and cook until the mixture starts to thicken and oil separates from sides.
7

Finally, in a serving plate pour the curry over kofta, garnish with coriander and cream, malai kofta is ready to enjoy.