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Malai kofta is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Malai kofta is something which I have loved my entire life.
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.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have malai kofta using 34 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Malai kofta:
- Take For kofta balls
- Make ready 1 cup Crumbled paneer (150gms)
- Prepare 2 large boiled potatoes crumbled
- Get 3 tbsp corn flour
- Get 1 Tsp ginger paste
- Take 1 Tsp turmeric powder
- Take 1 Tsp coriander leaves finely chopped
- Get 1 tbsp raisins/corn/Cashews (chopped) optional
- Take 1/2 tsp garam masala
- Make ready 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- Prepare As per taste Salt as/ taste
- Get For gravy-
- Get 2 medium sized cubed tomatoes
- Prepare 1 medium sized onion cubed
- Get 6-7 cashews
- Take 4-5 almonds
- Prepare 4 green cardamom
- Take 4 cloves
- Make ready 1-2 bay leaves
- Prepare 1 tbsp Oil
- Prepare Others ingredients–
- Take 1 tbsp Kasuri methi
- Prepare 3-4 tbsp cream
- Take As required Oil when needed
- Prepare 1-2 bay leaves (optional)
- Prepare 1 Cinnamon stick (optional)
- Get 2 cardamoms (optional)
- Take 1 tsp red chilli powder
- Get 3/4 tsp garam masala
- Take 1 tsp coriander powder
- Prepare 1 tsp asaefaeda (heeng)
- Prepare 1 Tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
- Get As required Salt
- Prepare As needed Water
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.
Instructions to make Malai kofta:
- To a mixing bowl add crumbled potatoes, paneer, corn flour, turmeric powder, garam masala, salt, ginger paste, coriander leaves etc.
- You can add corn, cashews, raisins, stuff them in the balls or cheese if you prefer.
- Make them to smoth balls, fry them in medium flame until it turns golden and crisp, drain them on a kitchen tissue.
- Prepare malai- Heat a pan with 1tbsp oil add onion, cashews, almonds, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves Saute them until the onions turns light golden.
- Then add tomatoes and saute until they turn soft.
- Cool them completely, do not blend it hot, now add them to blender and make a fine puree/ paste.
- Now heat a pan and add jeera, asaefaeda, turmeric, tomato puree saute for a min or until the raw smell goes away
- Now add red chilli powder, coriander powder, salt, garam masala. Do not over burn
- You can add all the dry ingredients into the pure and then transfer it to oil, cover it with lid and cook for 3 min stir occasionally.
- Now add water as per you need and cook covered until the gravy thickens and traces of oil are seen.
- Now add kasuri methi and check salt and spice.
- Lower the flame, pour cream and mix well.
- Add koftas Just before serving otherwise they will not remain crispy
- Garnish with some coriander leaves or cream to give it a final touch and your recipe is ready
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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