Malai Kofta

Recipe for Malai Kofta

deep fired potato and cheese balls dipped in light gravy..this is wonderful recipe....

Ingredients:-

For the Kofta:

4-6 potatoes
1 cup crumbled paneer,
2 tblspn thick malai
4-5 cashewnuts chopped
2-3 finely chopped green chillies
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp red-chilli powder
1/2 tsp cardammom powder
2 tblspn all purpose flour (for binding)
Salt To Taste
3 tbsp cooking oil/ghee(clarified butter)
Oil for frying the koftas


For the gravy:-
2 medium onions,chopped
3 flakes garlic,crushed
1 inch ginger,crushed
3 large tomatoes,(boiled and pureed )
1 tsp red-chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp dhania(coriander) powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
2 tsp poppy seeds
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp cashew nuts
milk as needed
salt to taste

Recipe for kofta :-

• Boil the potatoes till tender.
• Peel, mash and add salt to taste.
• Keep aside.
• Mix all the other ingredients for the kofta .
• Make rounds of the potato dough and place a little of the prepared mixture in the center of each round.
• Seal the edges and shape into stuffed rounds. Deep fry each kofta till golden brown. Drain and keep aside.

Recipe for gravy :-

• Blend together the onions, ginger, garlic,coriander,red chili,cumin and garam masala powder and fry in 3 tbsp of oil till brown and the oil begins to seperate.
• grind cashew nuts and poppy seeds together into a fine paste.
• add this paste to onion gravy and fry for some time.
• Add the boiled and pureed tomatoes and salt.
• add milk to the gravy and let it boil for some time.
• The gravy will begin to thicken.
• You can also add some malai to thicken it some more.
• When the gravy comes to a boil, add the koftas.
• Heat through and serve the malai kofta.

Note:-

Kofta should be put in just before eating the dish or else they will turn soggy.