How To Make Delicious Malai Kofta

Name: Malai Kofta
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 40 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Mashed Cottage Cheese (Paneer) 1 Cup; Mashed Boiled Potatoes 1 Cup; Chopped Coriander Leaves 1 Tablespoon; Chopped Ginger 1/2 Tablespoon; Chopped Green Chili 1; Corn Flour 1 1/2 Tablespoon; Salt 1/2 Teaspoon or As Per Taste; Chopped Cashews 2 Tablespoon; Ghee or Oil To Deep Fry; Cinnamon 1 Stick; Bay Leaf 1; Cloves 3; Black Cardamom 1; Green Cardamom 4; Cumin Seeds 1 Teaspoon; Chopped Onion 1 Cup; Finley Chopped Green Chili 1; Chopped Garlic 1 Tablespoon; Chopped Ginger 1 Tablespoon; Turmeric Powder 1/3 Teaspoon; Kashmiri Chilli Powder 1 Teaspoon; Coriander Powder 1 Tablespoon; Roasted Cumin Powder 1/2 Tablespoon; Finely Chopped Tomato 2 Cup; Salt 1/2 Teaspoon or As Per Taste; Cashews 12 - 15; Ghee or Oil 1 Tablespoon; Butter 2 Tablespoon; Dried Fenugreek Leaves 1/2 Teaspoon; Sugar 1 Teaspoon

Malai Kofta Recipe
Malai Kofta is a pure vegetarian and most popular Indian dish made with deep-fried balls or rolls of potato and cheese mixture and dipped in a smooth, fresh milk cream gravy. Here the malai is the cream of fresh milk and the kofta is a deep fried mixture of potato and paneer balls or rolls. So Malai Kofta is deep fried kofta dipped in smooth milk cream gravy. To make koftas of paneer and potatoes mix for malai kofta, first mash the boiled potatoes and paneer and mix with spices. Then make small balls or rolls from that mixture and deep fry the balls to make the koftas. These soft paneer potato koftas are then dipped in fresh milk cream, tomato and onion based gravy. We are sharing here a detailed recipe of Malai Kofta, follow our recipe and make delicious Malai Kofta easily at your home.
Malai Kofta is very popular vegetarian dish from Indian cuisine, consisting of deep-fried balls made of paneer, potatoes and spices, in a rich and creamy tomato-based gravy. The gravy of Malai Kofta is made with tomatoes, onions, cashew nuts and cream along with some aromatic spices. The dish is garnished with fresh cream and coriander. Malai Kofta is a delicious and satisfying dish, perfect for any special occasions.
- Preparation Time :
- 35 Minutes
- Cooking Time :
- 40 Minutes
- Meal Type :
- Vegetarian

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Ingredients

For Kofta

Mashed Cottage Cheese (Paneer)	1 Cup	Mashed Boiled Potatoes	1 Cup
Chopped Coriander Leaves	1 Tablespoon	Chopped Ginger	1/2 Tablespoon
Chopped Green Chili	1	Corn Flour	1 ¹/₂Tablespoon
Salt	1/2 Teaspoon or As Per Taste	Chopped Cashews	2 Tablespoon
Ghee or Oil	To Deep Fry

For Gravy

Cinnamon	1 Stick	Bay Leaf	1
Cloves	3	Black Cardamom	1
Green Cardamom	4	Cumin Seeds	1 Teaspoon
Chopped Onion	1 Cup	Finley Chopped Green Chili	1
Chopped Garlic	1 Tablespoon	Chopped Ginger	1 Tablespoon
Turmeric Powder	1/3 Teaspoon	Kashmiri Chilli Powder	1 Teaspoon
Coriander Powder	1 Tablespoon	Roasted Cumin Powder	1/2 Tablespoon
Finely Chopped Tomato	2 Cup	Salt	1/2 Teaspoon or As Per Taste
Cashews	12 - 15	Ghee or Oil	1 Tablespoon
Butter	2 Tablespoon	Dried Fenugreek Leaves	1/2 Teaspoon
Sugar	1 Teaspoon	Fresh Milk Cream	1/4 Cup
Water	2 ¹/₂ Cup

Direction To Make

Making Gravy

Take 1 tablespoon ghee and 2 tablespoon butter in a frying pan and heat it on medium heat. When the butter melts, add cinnamon, bay leaf, cloves, black cardamom, green cardamom, cumin as per the above mentioned quantity and fry for a minute.
Add the onion, chopped green chillies and fry the onion till it becomes light brown. Now add chopped garlic, ginger and fry a little. Add turmeric powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, coriander powder, roasted cumin powder and mix well. Fry for a minute and add tomatoes, salt and cashews and mix well.
Do not fry too much, fry the tomatoes a little and add water to it. Cover the lid and fry until the cashews become soft.
While the gravy is cooking, we'll fry the koftas.

Making Kofta

Heat the ghee for deep-frying the koftas in a frying pan on medium heat.
In a large bowl, take mashed paneer (paneer), boiled mashed potatoes, chopped coriander, ginger, green chillies, corn flour, salt and chopped cashews, quantity as mentioned above and mix well and Mash.
It will be like dough. Take a mixture from it and make a roll or ball. The shape does not affect the taste of the kofta.
Meanwhile the ghee will be hot enough. To fry the koftas, add 3-4 koftas in ghee. Stir them using a perforated spoon. Fry them till they are golden brown. Take them out of the ghee and transfer to a plate. Fry the remaining koftas in the same way.
Koftas are ready. Keep them aside.

Cook Malai Kofta

By now the cashews in the curry became soft. Open the lid of the frying pan and stir well. Turn off the heat and let the curry cool slightly. When it cools down a little, make a fine puree from the curry in a blender. Remove the bay leaf from it before transferring it to the blender.
strain the puree through a sieve in a frying pan by adding water. by straining through sieve you will get a fine and smooth curry. Boil it on medium heat. Add dried fenugreek leaves, sugar and a pinch of salt and mix well. Cook it for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add fresh milk cream and mix well. Turn off the gas. Curry is ready for Malai Kofta.
Place all the fried koftas in a flat bottom bowl and pour this hot curry gently on the koftas. Garnish with some fresh milk cream and coriander leaves.
Malai Kofta is ready. Enjoy Malai Kofta with Roti at your lunch or dinner.