Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, malai kofta. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Malai kofta is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Malai kofta is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

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.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook malai kofta using 26 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Malai kofta:

1. Get 200 gms paneer
2. Make ready 2 boiled potatoes
3. Make ready 1 inch grated ginger
4. Get 2 green chillies finely chopped
5. Make ready 1 tbsp coriander chopped
6. Make ready to taste Salt
7. Make ready 1/4 tsp pepper
8. Get 1 tsp cornflour
9. Prepare Oil for deep frying
10. Get Gravy
11. Make ready 1 onion chopped
12. Get 1 tbsp ginger garlic grated
13. Prepare 2 tomatoes chopped
14. Take 1 cinnamon stick
15. Take 2 green cardamom
16. Prepare 2 cloves
17. Take 1/2 tsp shahi zeera
18. Prepare 2 tbsp cream
19. Make ready 10 cashews
20. Prepare 1 tsp kasuri methi
21. Prepare 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
22. Get 1/2 tsp chilli powder
23. Prepare 1/2 tsp cumin powder
24. Make ready 1/2 tsp coriander powder
25. Get 1 tbsp butter
26. Take 1 tbsp oil

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. Kofta: in a big bowl mix crumbled paneer, grated boiled potatoes, cornflour, salt, pepper, chillies and coriander…mix well till everything is combined.
2. Then make small balls and deep fry on medium flame. Keep the koftas aside
3. In a kadhai.. add 1 tbsp butter and 1tbsp oil… heat. Add the whole garam.masala.Then add onions and fry till pink.. add grated ginger garlic.. saute.. then add the tomatoes, all the dry masala powder and cashews… mix well. Then add 1 cup water, cover the lid and let it cook for 10 mins..
4. Stir the gravy and let it cool… grind to a fine paste and strain the gravy to obtain a smooth gravy.
5. Heat the gravy in the same kadhai.. add some crushed kasuri methi and cream.. mix well. Then
6. Plating: pour some gravy on the serving dish… then place the koftas and pour some more gravy.. garnish with some chopped coriander… serve hot.

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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