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Malai kofta

Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Keyword malai kofta
Servings 2 people

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 6 garlic
  • 5 cashew
  • 1 cardamom
  • 2 medium onion
  • 2 large tomato
  • 1/4 cups coconut
  • 1 cup paneer
  • 2 medium potatoes boiled
  • 2 green chillies
  • 2 tbsp coriander
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1/3 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp corn starch
  • oil
  • cashew
  • raisin
  • 2 tsp oil
  • 2 tsp chilli powder
  • 2 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp kasuri methi
  • 2 tbsp fresh cream

Instructions

  • Place 2 cups of water sauce pan.
  • Add 1 inch roughly chopped ginger, 6 garlic cloves, 5 cashew and 1 green cardamom,  onion (roughly chopped big chunks) and roughly chopped tomato.
  • Cover pan with the lid, let it simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Turn off the heat and Let it cool for some time. Transfer boiled ingredient in to grinder.
  • Add 1/4th cup of fresh roughly chopped coconut(remove brown layer).
  • Blend all ingredient to a smooth puree.
  • Strain puree through a fine mesh sieve, to get silky and smooth paste.
  • Keep it aside. We will use this paste for making gravy for malai kofta.

For kofta

  •  In a mixing bowl add 1 cup of fresh grated paneer and 2 medium boiled-mashed potato.
  • Add finally chopped green chilli, coriander leaves, chilli powder and garam masala, add salt to taste and 2 tbsp corn starch.
  • Mix ingredient using hand and knead a soft dough.
  • Grease your hands and take small portion from mixture.
  • Roll between your palm, and gently press with fingers, place roughly chopped cashew and raisins in to the centre.
  • Fold the edges together and roll it again in a cylindrical shape.
  • Repeat same process with rest of the dough.
  • Dip kofta in to all purpose flour(Maida) to coat, shake off any excess flour.
  • Heat oil in a pan or kadhai, when oil is hot and ready add few kofta for frying.
  • Rotate regularly until kofta turn golden brown from all side.
  • Take out kofta into the kitchen towel to soak excess oil.

For making malai kofta

  • Heat a pan, add 2 tsp oil.
  • Add chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala, mix all spices.
  • Add sift gravy paste, which we have prepared before making kofta.
  • Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Add salt to taste, ketchup, sugar and crushed kasuri methi. Mix all ingredient well.
  • Add 2 Tbsp of fresh cream, stir for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat do not add kofta directly to gravy, they are very soft and can break easily.
  • Pour the gravy in a serving bowl.
  • Place kofta on top of the gravy. Pour some more gravy on kofta.
  • Garnish with fresh cream and coriander leaves. Serve hot.