How To Prepare Malai Kofta-North Indian Dish

Malai Kofta Recipe is a North Indian dish.It goes well with chapati, naan, jeera rice, all pulaos and parathas.How to make Malai Kofta Curry-Creamy and rich preparation with paneer dumplings.

Malai Kofta

Ingredients For Malai Kofta :

• Potato -2 or 1/2 cup boiled and mashed
• Mixed vegetables - 1/2 cup  (carrot, beans,peas or any vegetables)
• Granted Paneer/ cottage cheese - 1/2 cup
• Green chillies -1 finely chopped
• Coriander powder -2 tsp
• Cumin powder -1 tsp
• Red chilli powder -3/4 tsp
• Cashew nuts/ground nuts powder -1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp finely chopped
• Cornflour/maida - 3/4 tsp
• Salt as needed
• Oil for frying koftas

Ingredients Ingredients For  Sauce:

• Oil -1 tbsp
• Onion -1 big
• Ginger-garlic paste -1 tsp
• Tomatoes -3
• Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
• Cumin powder/jeera powder -1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 3/4 tsp
• Salt as needed
• Dairy Cream -1/4 cup
• ashew nuts/ground nuts powder - 1 tbsp coarsely powdered
• Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp

For The Seasoning

• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Shah jeera/Caraway Seeds -3/4 tsp

How To Prepare Malai Kofta :

• In a bowl, mix together grated paneer,Boil vegetables(in pressure cook vegetables for 2 whistles and later once it cool put the vegetables in a muslin cloth and squeeze out all excess water),Mashed potatoes,finely chopped green chillies, coriander powder, chilli powder, cumin powder, finely chopped coriander leaves, chopped nuts, 3/4 tsp cornflour and salt needed. Mix well.
• Divide the mixture equally and make balls.

• Roll the balls in cornflour.

• Heat oil and fry the koftas in batches on medium heat until golden brown.

• Remove from oil and drain them on a paper towel. Now the koftas are ready. Keep it aside.

How To Prepare The sauce:

Heat a tbsp of oil, fry chopped onions until golden brown. Add salt to speed up the process. Saute continuously for even browning.Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a few more minutes.Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and cook until tomatoes become mushy. Do not add water. If it is too dry, add just 1 or 2 tbsp of water. Allow it to cool.Once it cools, blend it to a fine paste.

How To make Malai Kofta Gravy:

• Now heat oil in a kadai again, add shah jeera, when it splutters, add the ground paste and cook for a few minutes.

• Add 1 cup of water, cream, cashew nut powder/ground nuts powder and bring it to boil on low flame.

• Add the koftas gently and switch off the flame.(add koftas only at the time of serving)

• Sprinkle garam masala and finely chopped coriander leaves.

• Serve hot with jeera pulao or chapati or naan.

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