Malai kofta

Name: Malai kofta
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 . Paneer - 75 gms; 2 . Boiled Potato - 2 medium size; 3 . Corn flour 2 tbsp; 4 . Anardana powder - 1 tsp; 5 . Salt as per taste; 6 . Cilantro chopped; 7 . Red chilli powder - 1.5 tsp (or u can adjust taste as per spice level u want); 8 . OPTIONAL - Dry fruits for Stuffing in kofta - almond, raisin & cashew nuts (coarsely chopped); 1 . Chopped Onion - 1 medium to large size; 2 . Chopped Tomato- 1 & 1/2 m to l size; 3 . Garlic chopped - 1 tbsp; 4 . Ginger chopped - 1/2 tbsp; 5 . Green chilli - 1 tbsp; 6 . Whole Black pepper - 8 to 10; 7 . Whole Cashews - 8 to 10; 8 . Cooking cream - 3 tbsp; 9 . Ghee - 1 & 1/2 tbsp; 10 . Oil - 1 & 1/2 tbsp; 11 . Cumin seeds - 1 tsp; 12 . Salt as per taste; 13 . Red chilli powder - 1tbsp; 14 . Dhaniya jeera powder - 1tsp; 15 . Dry Kasuri methi leaves - 1 tsp; 16 . Kali ilaichi / black cardamom; 17 . Bay leaf

Alpa Joshi @shubhilicious

Kitchener, Canada

Simple n easy to cook malai kofta recipe which will win hearts ♥️

Alpa Joshi @shubhilicious

Kitchener, Canada

Simple n easy to cook malai kofta recipe which will win hearts ♥️

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Ingredients

35 mins

2 servings

Kofta ingredients
1. Paneer - 75 gms
2. Boiled Potato - 2 medium size
3. Corn flour 2 tbsp
4. Anardana powder - 1 tsp
5. Salt as per taste
6. Cilantro chopped
7. Red chilli powder - 1.5 tsp (or u can adjust taste as per spice level u want)
8. OPTIONAL - Dry fruits for Stuffing in kofta - almond, raisin & cashew nuts (coarsely chopped)
Gravy ingredients
1. Chopped Onion - 1 medium to large size
2. Chopped Tomato- 1 & 1/2 m to l size
3. Garlic chopped - 1 tbsp
4. Ginger chopped - 1/2 tbsp
5. Green chilli - 1 tbsp
6. Whole Black pepper - 8 to 10
7. Whole Cashews - 8 to 10
8. Cooking cream - 3 tbsp
9. Ghee - 1 & 1/2 tbsp
10. Oil - 1 & 1/2 tbsp
11. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
12. Salt as per taste
13. Red chilli powder - 1tbsp
14. Dhaniya jeera powder - 1tsp
15. Dry Kasuri methi leaves - 1 tsp
16. Kali ilaichi / black cardamom
17. Bay leaf

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Steps

35 mins

1

Method for kofta:
- grate paneer and boiled potatoes (leave a small portion of grated potatoes to bind dry fruits), add all the ingredients except for dry fruits which needs to be used for stuffing. Combine everything.
- Combine left over potato with dry fruits
- Make small round balls of kofta and stuff dry fruits inside them
- Roll it in dry maida flour and dust of excess flour
- Deep fry them on medium to high heat until golden brown.
Tip : add kofta only when u are about to eat
2

Method for gravy:
- heat oil (1tbsp) and ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds, black pepper corn, kali ilaichi, bay leaf once done add onions and sauté until golden. Add chopped garlic, ginger & green chilli. Give a stir.
- Add chopped tomatoes, cashew nuts and stir. Add salt as per taste. Add 3/4th cup of water and cook it with close lid for 5-6 mins. Let it cool, remove bay leaf and kali ilaichi and grind it in a smooth paste
- Strain the paste (use little water to easily strain it)
3

Heat 1tbsp oil in a pan and then add 1 tbsp red chilli powder & strained gravy
- Add water to make the gravy thin but not watery, add kasuri methi. Check if extra salt is required. Cook it for 4mins on medium heat to get good consistency
- Add 2 tbsp cooking cream and cook for 2-3 mins.
To serve plate kofta and pour gravy. use cream and chopped cilantro to present it