Recipe- Restaurant Style Malai Kofta

Malai Kofta is one of THE most popular Vegetarian Indian Curry. Fried potato and cottage cheese balls in rich creamy tomato onion gravy. My mouth is watering just writing the description. This recipe is a hit with all age groups and goes well with almost all bread.Malai Kofta goes really well with Nan, Tandoori rotis, pulav, or Jeera Rice. Sometimes, we make this with our regular Roti/ chapati, and still, we feel as if we are having a royal treat. It is that kind of dish. it is flavourful, rich, creamy, and too delicious.

Ingredients

For Kofta

4 boiled potatoes
1/2 cup crumbled cottage cheese/paneer
1 tbsp cornflour
salt to taste
1/4 tsp red pepper powder/ Lal mirch powder

For Gravy

3 onions roughly chopped
3 tomatoes roughly chopped
2-3 cloves Garlic roughly chopped
1 green chili chopped
1 tsp ginger chopped
15 cashew nuts
1 tsp + 1 tsp ghee/oil
1/2 tsp red chili powder/ Lal mirch
1/4 tsp turmeric powder/ Haldi
salt to taste
1/4 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves/ kasoori methi
1 tbsp Cream

For Garnish

chopped coriander leaves
a few drops of cream
Lal mirch wala ghee red chili powder is added to hot ghee and drizzled over the dish. This is optional

Method

- Heat 1 tsp ghee in a kadhai. Saute onions, ginger, garlic, and green chilies for some time till onions turn translucent.

- Now add Cashews and roughly chopped tomatoes. Cook tilltomatoes are cooked stirring frequently.

- Switch off the flame and let the mixture cool down completely before blending.

For Making Kofta

- In the meantime prepare yourkoftas. Grate boiled potatoes and paneer. Mix all the ingredients mentioned underfor Kofta.

- Give them the desired shape. you can make round balls, oblong or flat like tikki. I got around 12 koftes. when oil is hot check by frying a small piece of dough. If it holds its shape then fine otherwise add some more cornflour to the dough and check again.

- Deep fry on medium flame till dark golden brown. Don’t overcrowd the kofte in oil because then they might crack and absorb oil.I fry 2 or 3 koftes at a time.

For Gravy

- Grind the mixture intoa smooth paste.

- Heat 1 tspghee. When it’s hot add red chili powder, turmeric powder, and salt. Add ground gravy mixture and cook for 2-3 minutes. When it starts coming together it is ready.

- Add crushed fenugreek leaves, garam masala, andcream. Mix it and cook for another 2 minutes.

- Check the consistency of gravy and add water as desired. Add kofte to the gravy.

- Taste the gravy and adjust salt and spices if required. Garnish withchopped coriander leaves,a few drops of cream, and Lal mirch wala ghee

- Serve hot with naan, roti, pulav and enjoy this Royal Dish.