Malai Kofta Recipe
20 mins
2-3 people
15 mins
Malai Kofta
Ingredients |
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FOR KOFTA |
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1 CUP GRATED PANEER |
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1/2 CUP MAWA |
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1 TBSP CORN FLOUR |
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2 TBSP FRESH BREAD CRUMBS 1 TBSP BOILED POTATO |
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SALT 1 TSP |
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CARDAMOM POWDER 1TSP MACE POWDER ½ TSP |
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FOR STUFFING |
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1 TSP CHOPPED GINGER |
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1 TSP CHOPPED GREEN CHILLIES |
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1 1/2TBSP PANEER CRUMBLED |
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1 TBSP FRIED CHOPPED CASHEWNUTS |
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1 TBSP FRIED CHOPPED KISHMISH |
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1 TBSP BOILED POTATO MASH |
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SALT TO TASTE |
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CARDAMOM POWDER 1/2TSP MACE POWDER ¼ TSP RED CHILLI POWDER ½ TSP |
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OIL FOR DEEP FRYING |
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FOR GRAVY |
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1 TBSP OIL |
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1 TBSP GHEE |
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3 GREEN CARDAMOM |
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2 BLACK CARDAMOM |
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3 CLOVES |
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1 BAYLEAF |
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1 CINNAMON |
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2 MEDIUM SLICED ONIONS FRIED BROWN AND MADE INTO A PASTE |
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2 TBSP GINGER GARLIC CHILLY PASTE |
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1/2 CUP FRIED SOAKED CASHEWNUTS |
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1 TSP KASHMIRI CHILLY POWDER |
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1 TSP TURMERIC POWDER |
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1 1/2 TSP CORIANDER POWDER |
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SALT TO TASTE |
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½ CUP TOMATO PUREE CANNED |
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1 TBSP CUP MAWA |
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2 TBSP CREAM |
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1/4 TSP ELAICHI JAVITRI POWDER |
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1 TSP KASOORI METHI |
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1 TSP GARAM.MASALA |
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FOR GARNISH |
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1 TBSP THICK MALAI |
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METHOD |
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FOR KOFTA |
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ON A CLEAN AND SANITIZED TABLE OR THALI GRATE PANEER AND USING YOUR PALM MASH TILL PANEER BECOMES FLUFFY |
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ADD FRESH BREAD CRUMBS AND BOILED POTATO MASH AND CONTINUE MIXING TILL IT BECOMES HOMOGENISED MIXTURE |
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MIX IN REST OF THE KOFTA INGREDIENTS AMD LEAVE IT ASIDE |
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FOR STUFFING DEEP FRY THE CASHEWNUTS AND RAISINS |
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CHOP THEM UP WITH GINGER AND GREEN CHILLIES |
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ADD BOILED POTATO MASH AND PANEER AND MIX TOGETHER ALONG WITH SALT RED CHILLI POWDER , CARDAMOM AND MACE POWDER |
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STUFF THE MIXTURE IN PANEER MIXTURE AND SHAPE KOFTA INTO ROUND AND CYLINDERICAL SHAPES AND DEEP FRY ON MEDIUM TO HIGH HEAT TILL CRISP. PLEASE BE VERY GENTLE HERE. |
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FOR GRAVY |
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HEAT OIL AND GHEE IN A THICK BOTTOM PAN |
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ADD WHOLE GARAM MASALA AND ALLOW IT TO CRACKLE |
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ADD GINGER AND GARLIC PASTE AND COOK IT AFTER ADDING A LITTLE WATER |
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ADD KASHMIRI CHILLY POWDER, TURMERIC POWDER AND CORIANDER POWDER AND COOK FURTHER ADD YOGHURT AND COOK TILL OIL COMES OUT. ADD TOMATO PUREE AND COOK WELL |
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ADD BROWN ONION PASTE AND SALT AND COOK TILL TOMATOES ARE FULLY DISLOVED |
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ADD BROWN CASHEW PASTE AND COOK.FURTHER FOR 5 MIN |
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ADD KHOYA ANDGARAM MASALA POWDER COOK VERY WELL STRAIN THE GRAVY AND BRING THE STARINED GRAVY BACK TO THE FLAME |
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ADJUST THE CONSISTENCY OF GRAVY WITH LITTLE HOT WATER, ADJUST THE SEASONING IF REQUIRED |
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ADD CREAM, BUTTER AND SIMMER THE GRAVY, ADD KASOORI METHI, AND ELAICHI JAVITRI POWDER PLACE THE KOFTA IN THE GRAVY FOR ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES AND THEN START SERVING |
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PLACE HOT KOFTA IN A SERVING BOWL, TOP IT UP RICH GRAVY, GARNISH IT WITH THICK MALAI AND CRUMBLED KHOYA AND CORAINDER SPRIGS
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