Malai Kofta



Delicious paneer koftas melts in the mouth with a rich, creamy, mild and lightly sweet onion-tomato based gravy. Malai kofta is a popular vegetarian gravy in the restaurants. Malai means cream and koftas are fried dumplings.

 Serves - 2

 INGREDIENTS:

 For making the koftas:
  • 1 cup grated paneer or cottage cheese
  • 1/2 cup boiled and mashed potatoes
  • 4 green chillies finely chopped
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala
  • Few cashews roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp corn flour
  • Salt for taste
  • Oil for deep fry
For gravy:
  • 1 large onions chopped
  • 2 medium sized tomatoes chopped
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 6 to 8 cashew nuts
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala powder
  • Kasoori methi
  • 1/4 cup cream
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 1 tbsp coriander leaves to garnish
METHOD:

Making kofas:
  1. In a bowl add grated paneer, mashed potatoes,corn flour, green chillies,garam masala, cashews and salt and mix well without lumps to form a dough.
  2. Divide the dough to make 8 to 10 equal sized smooth balls.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and fry the balls on medium heat until it turns golden brown.
  4. Once golden brown transfer the dumplings to a napkin to remove excess oil and keep it aside
Making the gravy:
  1. In a pan, add ghee and add chopped onions, fry until it turns translucent.
  2. Add ginger garlic paste, cashews and fry until raw smell goes.
  3. Add chopped tomatoes and cook them until soft.
  4. Grind the mixture to form a smooth paste.
  5. In the same pan add the ground paste, and let it cook in medium flame about 5min.
  6. Adjust the consistency by adding water and once its thick add the ground spices- turmeric powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder.
  7. Adjust salt, crushed kasoori methi and add fresh cream to the gravy and let it boil for few minutes.
  8. Now add the koftas gently and garnish with coriander leaves.
  9. Serve it with any Indian breads, chapathi, rice etc.
Tip:
Add the koftas into the gravy when you are ready to serve to avoid kofta getting too soft.

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