Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, malai kofta. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Malai kofta is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. 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 ingredients. You can cook malai kofta using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Malai kofta:

1. Get 250 gm Paneer
2. Take 1 Potato
3. Get 2 tbsp Corn starch
4. Prepare 1/2 cup Onion tomato paste
5. Get 1 bay leaf
6. Make ready 1 Cinnamon stick
7. Prepare 2 green cardamom
8. Take 2 Cloves
9. Take as needed Oil and butter
10. Make ready to taste Red chilli powder
11. Prepare 1/2 tsp corinder powder
12. Prepare 1/2 tsp garam masala

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 gravy : First, make the gravy. Take onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, cashew nuts and water in a saucepan. Turn the heat on medium.Let is simmer for 15 minutes.
2. Onions and tomatoes will get cooked and become soft. Let it cool down a little bit. Then make a smooth puree out of it using a blender or grinder.
3. Heat the oil and butter in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add bay leaf, cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon stick. Fry for 40 seconds, you will get a nice aroma of spices.
4. Add prepared puree, sprinkle some salt and mix. Let it cook till all the moisture is evaporated. and it starts to leave the sides of the pan. While cooking, it may splutter.
5. Mix well. Adjust the water quantity as per your liking gravy consistency. Let it simmer on low-medium for 5 minutes.Then add crushed kasoori methi and garam masala. - Mix well. Turn off the stove. Gravy is ready
6. Balls : Take grated paneer, boiled, mashed potatoes, corn flour, garam masala, cashews, raisins and salt in a bowl.Knead nicely and makes ball out of it and deep fry in oil till brown.
7. Add balls to gravy and you are done !!!!

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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