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Malai kofta is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Malai kofta is something which I have loved my whole life.

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 particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have malai kofta using 30 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Malai kofta:

1. Prepare For the gravy
2. Get 12 medium size tomatoes roughly chopped
3. Prepare 5 medium size onions roughly sliced
4. Make ready 1 tbsp ginger paste
5. Get 1 tbsp garlic paste
6. Make ready 15 cashew nuts
7. Take 1 piece cinnamon
8. Prepare 1 tsp cumin
9. Make ready 4 tbsp ghee
10. Make ready 1/2 tsp grated garlic
11. Get 2 tbsp red chilli powder
12. Make ready 1 tbsp dhaniya jeera powder
13. Make ready 1 tsp garam masala
14. Get 1 tsp kasuri methi
15. Get 1 tsp kitchen king masala
16. Take 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
17. Get 2 tbsp homemade malai/ fresh cream
18. Prepare 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander
19. Make ready As required Salt
20. Prepare For the kofta
21. Get 5 medium boiled potatoes
22. Prepare 150 gms malai paneer
23. Take 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
24. Take 1 tsp green chilli paste
25. Prepare 1 tsp amchur powder
26. Get 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
27. Make ready As per taste Salt
28. Take 1 tbsp cornflour
29. Prepare 2 tbsp bread crumbs
30. Get Some Oil for frying

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.

Instructions to make Malai kofta:

1. For the gravy, in a pan take 3 tbsp ghee once the ghee becomes hot add cumins, cinnamon and mix well, then add sliced onions and cook the onions for 5-10 minutes till they become translucent. Then add the ginger garlic paste and again cook it for another 10 minutes.
2. Now add cashew nuts and tomatoes and mix well and cook it for 10 minutes till the tomatoes become soft. Then add salt, red chilli powder, dhaniya jeera powder, kitchen king masala, garam masala, turmeric powder and mix well, cover and cook for another 5 minutes.
3. Switch off the gas and let the mixture cool completely, then add malai/ fresh cream and blend the mixture into a smooth paste, add a little water and keep aside.
4. Again take a pan, add 1tbsp ghee once the ghee becomes hot add 1/2tsp red chilli powder and grated garlic cook it for 2 minutes and add the gravy to it, mix well and cook the gravy on a very low flame, add kasuri methi and chopped coriander and cook the gravy for 10-15 minutes on slow flame
5. In a mixing bowl take boiled potatoes, add paneer and mash it together, then add salt, amchur powder, garam masala powder, ginger garlic paste, green chilli paste, cornflour and mix well and make koftas out of it, then roll the koftas in bread crumbs and deep fry them on high flame till golden brown.
6. In a serving bowl place koftas, pour gravy over them, garnish with fresh cream and coriander and serve hot with chapati or rice.

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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