Malai kofta Curry

Name: Malai kofta Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For kofta balls; 250 gm cottage cheese; 3 medium size boiled potatoes; 3 tbsp refined flour or corn flour; 1 tsp roasted cumin powder; 1/2 tsp salt or as per taste; 1 tsp coriander leaves; 2 green chillies finely chopped; 2 tbsp cashew chopped; For gravy:-; 2 green cardamom,1 inch cinnamon stick, 2cloves,4-5 pepper corns; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 3 medium size onion make fine paste; 1/2 cup tomato puree; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 1/2 tsp red Chilli powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; as required Salt to taste; 1 tsp dry fenugreek leaves; for pate 9-10 cashew+10-12 almonds +1tbsp melon seeds(make fine paste); 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; 4 tbsp malai or cream; 1 tsp coriander leaves

Uzma Syed @syed786

Allahabad

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Creamy ,smooth,delicious malai kofta curry
is a very popular Indian vegetarian dish where balls (kofta) made of potato and paneer are deep fried and served with a creamy and spiced tomato based curry.

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Ingredients

For kofta balls
250 gmcottage cheese
3medium size boiled potatoes
3 tbsprefined flour or corn flour
1 tsproasted cumin powder
1/2 tspsalt or as per taste
1 tspcoriander leaves
2green chillies finely chopped
2 tbspcashew chopped
For gravy:-
2green cardamom,1 inch cinnamon stick, 2cloves,4-5 pepper corns
1/2 tspcumin seeds
3medium size onion make fine paste
1/2 cuptomato puree
1 tspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
1/2 tspred Chilli powder
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspcoriander powder
as requiredSalt to taste
1 tspdry fenugreek leaves
for pate9-10 cashew+10-12 almonds +1tbsp melon seeds(make fine paste)
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
4 tbspmalai or cream
1 tspcoriander leaves

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Steps

1

In a mixing bowl add mashed potatoes, grated cottage cheese.add cumin powder, green chillies, coriander leaves and salt.mix well add refined flour.
2

Mix all together. Grease your palm with little oil, take small portion from the mixture make round ball press in the middle and fill few chopped cashew cover and make smooth balls. Then rolled it with some refined flour.
3

Prepare all the koftas. Heat a pan add some oil and put one by one kofta in oil.fry them on medium flame till they turn nice golden.keep aside.
4

For making gravy Take a kadhai or pan add oil. When oil gets heat up add whole hot spices saute 30 seconds. Add onion paste and fry till turn golden brown then add ginger garlic paste saute until raw smell goes.
5

Add tomato puree,mix and cook for a minute add all powder spices except garam masala powder. Mix and add little water keep stirring.cook for 3-4 minutes or until water dry up
6

Now add dry fruit paste stir well.add cream or malai.mix again.
7

Add fenugreek leaves and garam masala powder. Add 3/4 cup water. Cover with lid and cook for 5-6 minutes over medium flame. turn off the flame.
8

For serving the koftas. Take serving dish add some gravy then put the koftas and pour some gravy on the koftas. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and cream.
Serve with kulcha or roti.

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Uzma Syed @syed786

on December 10, 2022 18:05

Allahabad

I love cooking.I am a teacher and life is too much busy and hettick but cooking is the only thing which doesn't make me tired or bored. I enjoy cooking and always try to learn new things. when I joined cookpad I got much energy and cookpad helps me to represent myself as a better homecook.