Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, malai kofta. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Malai means cream and kofta are fried balls. So malai kofta literally translates to koftas dunked in a creamy sauce. It is a popular Indian vegetarian dish in which potato paneer balls are served with a.

Malai kofta is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Malai kofta is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have malai kofta using 27 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Malai kofta:

1. Prepare 200 gm Paneer
2. Take 2 potatoes
3. Make ready 1 Onion
4. Prepare 2 Tomato
5. Take 2 Green chilli
6. Get 8 Cashews
7. Take 1 tbsp Oil
8. Get 1 tsp Butter
9. Prepare whole spices
10. Get 1 Green cardamom
11. Get 1 inch Cinnamon stick
12. Make ready 2 Cloves
13. Make ready 1/2 tsp Peppercorns
14. Make ready 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
15. Take 1 inch Ginger
16. Make ready 1 Garlic cloves
17. Take 1 tsp Salt
18. Take 1/2 tsp Sugar
19. Take 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
20. Prepare 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
21. Take 1 tsp Coriander powder
22. Get 1/2 tsp Cumin powder
23. Take 1/4 tsp Garam masala
24. Make ready 1 tsp Kasturi methi leaves
25. Make ready 1 tsp Corn flour
26. Get 1/4 cup Cream
27. Make ready As needed Cilantro

Malai stands for cream and Kofta is a fried dumpling of mashed potatoes, paneer (Indian. Malai Kofta is a classic North Indian dish originated from the Mughlai cuisine. Malai refers to the cream and koftas are deep fried paneer and vegetable dumplings in rich and creamy tomato gravy. Malai Kofta is a popular Indian vegetarian side dish made with kofta balls dunked in creamy tomato based gravy.

Steps to make Malai kofta:

1. For gravy: Heat butter and oil in a pan. Add whole spices, onion, ginger and garlic. Saute well.
2. Add tomato and cashews. Saute well.
3. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and cumin powder. Saute well until it becomes mashy.
4. Let it cool down a little bit and make a smooth puree.
5. Heat oil in a pan. Add the prepared puree and cook it for few mins.
6. Add salt, sugar, garam masala and kasoori methi leaves. Mix well.
7. Regulate the flame to low and add cream. Saute well and switch off the flame.
8. The gravy is done and keep it aside.
9. To make Kofta: Pressure cook the potatoes for 3 whistles. Let them cool a bit then peel and mash them.
10. In a large bowl, add mashed potato, grated paneer, finely chopped green chilli, cilantro, cornflour and salt.
11. Mix everything together with your hands to form a dough.
12. Take some part of the dough and roll between your palms to make it round. Make all balls.
13. Heat oil in a kadai on medium- high heat. Drop koftas.
14. Fry until golden brown from both sides. Remove them on a tissue paper.
15. To serve place koftas on plate and top with the gravy. Garnish with cream and cilantro.

Serve them with Naan bread or homemade flatbread! 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 - deep-fried paneer and potato balls, dunked in a creamy-smooth onion tomato based gravy!

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