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Malai kofta recipe - Make the best restaurant style malai paneer kofta in delicious and creamy gravy. So malai kofta literally translates to koftas dunked in a creamy sauce. Deep fried balls (koftas) made with potato and paneer are dunked in a creamy spiced velvety smooth curry.
Malai Kofta is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Malai Kofta is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook malai kofta using 30 ingredients and 36 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Malai Kofta:
- Take For kofta:
- Prepare 2 boiled pototoes
- Prepare 150 gms paneer
- Prepare 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- Get 1 tsp garam masala
- Take to taste Salt
- Prepare 2 tsp coriander leaves(optional)
- Make ready 3 tsp Maida
- Prepare 2 tsp kaju chopped
- Make ready 2 tsp raisins
- Make ready As required Oil for frying
- Get For masala paste:
- Prepare 2 tsp oil /butter
- Take 2 big onion chopped
- Take 2 big tomatoes chopped
- Make ready 8-10 garlic peeled
- Prepare 2 inch Ginger chopped
- Prepare 8 Almonds
- Get 8 Kaju
- Prepare 2 green chillis
- Take For curry preparation:
- Make ready 2 tsp oil
- Get 1/3 tsp haldi
- Make ready 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
- Prepare 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- Get 1 tsp kasuri methi
- Get to taste Salt
- Prepare 1/3 tsp garam masala
- Prepare 1/2 tsp dhania powder
- Take 1 small bowl Fresh cream
Malai Kofta - deep-fried paneer and potato balls, dunked in a creamy-smooth onion tomato based gravy! Once you taste this curry you will make it again. Malai Kofta is a very popular North Indian dish & undoubtedly tops the list of foods ordered at Indian restaurants. Malai stands for cream and Kofta is a fried dumpling of mashed potatoes, paneer (Indian.
Steps to make Malai Kofta:
- For koftas:
- Grate potatoes and panner together.
- Add salt, red chilli powder, garam masala and coriander leaves (if available).
- Add 2 tsp Maida and knead it into a dough. If the dough is still soft,then add one more tsp of maida.
- TIP: Keep boiled potatoes in fridge to reduce it's moisture
- Take a small portion of dough and roll it into a small bowl. Press inside with thumb to make a bowl shapem
- Stuff with kaju and raisins and seal the edges and roll it into a ball.
- TIP: Dust the balls with little maida so that the ball does not disperse while frying.
- Then heat oil in a pan. Once the oil is heated,reduce the flame to low medium.
- TIP: If the oil is not hot enough,then the balls will disperse while frying.
- Put 4-5 balls at a time. Once they are golden brown flip to the other side and fry till they are golden brown.
- TIP : Do not flip the koftas too often.
- Drain off the koftas and keep aside.
- Masala paste preparation.
- Take 2 tsp oil or butter in a pan. Add almonds, kaju. Chopped onion, garlic and ginger and green chilli.
- Roast for 2 min till the onion turns it's colour.
- Then add chopped tomatoes and roast for 2-3 min till the tomatoes becomes soft.
- TIP: Add a little salt so that tomatoes becomes soft a bit earlier.
- Turn the gas stove off and let it cool.
- Then grind it into a smooth paste.Keep aside in a bowl.
- TIP: Do not add water
- For curry preparation:
- Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan.
- Add haldi, chilli powder, cumin powder,dhania powder, garam masala.
- Cook all the masalas for 1 min in low medium flame.
- Add the prepared masala paste.
- Keep stirring for 3 to 4 min in low medium flame.
- Once the oil oozes out,add water.If the gravy is too thick, add more water.Boil for 3 to 4 min.
- Add salt.
- Add fresh cream. Mix well.
- Cook for 1 min and add kasuri methi and a pinch of garam masala.
- Add ½ cup water and mix well adjusting consistency as required.
- Curry is ready.
- Let the curry cool down a little.
- Finally, pour the curry over kofta and malai kofta is ready to enjoy.
- TIP: Do not add koftas in hot curry as they may break.
Malai kofta is a delicious and rich main dish. Paneer dumplings with rich cream gravy. One of the popular paneer dishes for any special occasion. Malai Kofta is a popular Indian vegetarian side dish made with kofta balls dunked in creamy tomato based gravy. Serve them with Naan bread or homemade flatbread!
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