Malai Kofta Curry
Malai Kofta Curry

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Malai kofta recipe - Potato paneer koftas served with a delicious creamy curry. Originally, the term kofta refers to meatballs. In India, the vegetarian version of koftas are quite popular. serving or presenting the curry. however some curries predominantly based out of malai and malai kofta recipe or creamy kofta balls curry is one such mild and creamy curry.

Malai Kofta Curry is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Malai Kofta Curry is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have malai kofta curry using 29 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Malai Kofta Curry:
  1. Make ready FOR KOFTA:
  2. Make ready 1 cup panner, grated
  3. Take 2 potatoes, boiled
  4. Make ready 1/2 tsp garam masala
  5. Prepare 1 tbsp cashews, chopped
  6. Take 1 tbsp almonds, chopped
  7. Take 2 tbsp corn flour or maida / all-purpose flour
  8. Take As needed oil for shallow / deep frying
  9. Take To taste salt
  10. Make ready FOR PUREE:
  11. Take 1 tbsp oil
  12. Take 1 onion, finely chopped
  13. Get 2 to matoes, finely chopped
  14. Take 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  15. Take 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  16. Prepare 1-2 tsp chilli powder - adjust to your spice level
  17. Prepare 1-1 1/2 tsp coriander powder
  18. Get FOR KOFTA GRAVY:
  19. Get 2 tsp oil / butter
  20. Get 1 bay leaf / tej patta
  21. Prepare 2 cardamom / elaichi
  22. Get 3 cloves cloves/ lavang
  23. Prepare 1 inch cinnamon stick / dalchini
  24. Take 1/4 cup cashew paste
  25. Take 1/2 tsp garam masala
  26. Make ready to taste salt
  27. Take 1/4 cup water, adjust to the consistency
  28. Prepare 1/4 cup fresh cream, any cooking cream (low fat preferably)
  29. Prepare 1 tbsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves

This Baked Malai Kofta recipe is a healthy take on the popular Vegetarian curry. Malai Kofta is a Mughlai Speciality dish made with Deep fried Potato Paneer Balls simmered in Spiced Onion Tomato. Malai kofta is a popular as well as most sought after vegetarian Indian dish in restaurants. These tasty paneer kofta are dunked in a smooth, mildly sweet and lighted spiced curry.

Instructions to make Malai Kofta Curry:
  1. KOFTA RECIPE : - in a large mixing bowl, take grated paneer, boiled potatoes and mash them well. make sure there are no lumps of potatoes. you can alternatively grate the potatoes as well.add salt, garam masala and chopped dry fruits (cashews and almonds).combine everything well. and make small lemon sized balls.coat with corn flour / maida flour to get a crispy coating.deep fry the koftas on medium heat. you can also shallow fry till they turn golden brown.
  2. Flip in between to get uniform browning. - once the koftas turn golden brown, drain to a paper towel to absorb excess oil.
  3. PUREE RECIPE: - in a large kadai, take oil and saute chopped onions till they sweat.next add ginger-garlic paste. saute till the raw smell of ginger-garlic disappears.now add chopped tomatoes and saute for a minute or two.then cook them covered for at least 15 minutes or till they are completely cooked.time to add dry spices like turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander powder.
  4. Fry the masala on medium flame and make sure you do not burn them.switch off the flame and allow the mixture to cool completely before you blend them to smooth puree.blend to smooth puree adding required water.
  5. KOFTA CURRY RECIPE: - in a large kadai, take oil and fry spices. fry bay leaf, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon stick till they turn fragrant. - now add the blended puree prepared previously.boil the paste for 3 minutes on medium flame. keep stirring continuously else they will start popping out and create a mess.now add cashew paste and give a good mix.cover and cook for 10 minutes. - now add garam masala
  6. Salt to taste and some water. adjust the consistency of gravy. give a good mix and get to a boil.add ¼ cup of fresh cream (malai) and cook for a minute.finally add crushed kasuri methi.place the koftas into the serving plate and pour the gravy over it. enjoy malai kofta with hot garlic naan / chapati / rotis. - Did you try this recipe?

The Malai Kofta recipe is a delicious preparation paneer and potato balls simmered in a spiced Bring the kofta curry to a boil and simmer for a couple of minutes till the tomatoes get cooked through. Malai Kofta traces it origin to the Mughlai cuisine, where the dumplings The main difference comes from the ingredients used in making the kofta, as well as slightly variations in the curry preparation. Deep fried balls (koftas) made with potato and paneer are dunked in a creamy spiced velvety smooth curry. It's the ultimate indulgence and pairs beautifully with garlic. Stir in fresh cram and garam masala powder.

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