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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 popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Malai kofta is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook malai kofta using 34 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Malai kofta:
- Get kofta balls
- Prepare Crumbled paneer (150gms)
- Make ready large boiled potatoes crumbled
- Take corn flour
- Prepare ginger paste
- Prepare turmeric powder
- Make ready coriander leaves finely chopped
- Get raisins/corn/Cashews (chopped) optional
- Prepare garam masala
- Prepare red chilli powder
- Prepare Salt as/ taste
- Take gravy-
- Make ready medium sized cubed tomatoes
- Make ready medium sized onion cubed
- Take cashews
- Take almonds
- Prepare green cardamom
- Prepare cloves
- Take bay leaves
- Take Oil
- Get ingredients–
- Prepare Kasuri methi
- Prepare cream
- Get Oil when needed
- Prepare bay leaves (optional)
- Prepare Cinnamon stick (optional)
- Take cardamoms (optional)
- Take red chilli powder
- Make ready garam masala
- Make ready coriander powder
- Prepare asaefaeda (heeng)
- Make ready cumin seeds (jeera)
- Take Salt
- Get 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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