Malai Kofta Recipe
My friends love this Malai Kofta Recipe. This is a traditional recipe from Punjabi Cuisine. Whenever my friends party or celebrate, they include malai kofta in the menu. Malai Kofta is a very delicious Indian curry. It is a very popular marriage party dish in India. It is included as a main dish in Indian lunch and dinner menu . Malai Kofta goes well with pulao, but it can also be eaten with plain rice or nan .Cook ,share and enjoy this Malai Kofta recipe.
Ingredients
| Potatoes | 1 1/2 Pound | |
| 2 heaped tablespoons each of crumbled paneer, | ||
| Khoya and thick malai(You can substitute this with | ||
| Baked ricotta cheese and heavy cream) | ||
| Cashewnuts | 5 , chopped | |
| Raisins | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Green chillies | 3 , finely chopped | |
| Sugar | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Coriander powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Cumin powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Chilli powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
| 1/2 tsp cardammom powder | ||
| Salt | To Taste | |
| Clarified butter | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Oil for frying the koftas | ||
| Onions | 2 Medium, chopped (For the gravy:) | |
| Garlic | 10 Gram, crushed (For the gravy:) | |
| Ginger | 1 inch, crushed (For the gravy:) | |
| Tomatoes | 3 Large, pureed (For the gravy:) | |
| Chilli powder | 1 Teaspoon (For the gravy:) | |
| Garam masala powder | 1/2 Teaspoon (For the gravy:) | |
| Coriander | 1/2 Teaspoon (For the gravy:) | |
| Cumin powder | 1/2 Teaspoon (For the gravy:) | |
| Poppy seeds | 2 Teaspoon, powdered (For the gravy:) | |
| Sugar | 1/2 Teaspoon (For the gravy:) | |
| 1 tbsp ground peanuts/cashewnuts | ||
Directions
Boil the potatoes till tender.
Peel, mash and add salt to taste.
Keep aside.
Mix all the other ingredients for the
kofta into a paste.
Make rounds of the potato dough and place a
little of the prepared mixture in the center
of each round.
Seal the edges and shape into stuffed rounds.
Deep fry each kofta till golden brown.
Drain and keep aside.
Blend together the onions, ginger, garlic and the
poppy seeds and fry in 3 tbsp of oil till brown
and the oil begins to seperate.
Add the pureed tomatoes and the masala powders.
Add the sugar and the ground peanuts.
The gravy will begin to thicken.
You can also add some malai to thicken it some more.
Mix in some water if necessary.
When the gravy comes to a boil, add the koftas.
Heat through and serve.
The koftas should be put in just before eating
the dish or else they will turn soggy.
Peel, mash and add salt to taste.
Keep aside.
Mix all the other ingredients for the
kofta into a paste.
Make rounds of the potato dough and place a
little of the prepared mixture in the center
of each round.
Seal the edges and shape into stuffed rounds.
Deep fry each kofta till golden brown.
Drain and keep aside.
Blend together the onions, ginger, garlic and the
poppy seeds and fry in 3 tbsp of oil till brown
and the oil begins to seperate.
Add the pureed tomatoes and the masala powders.
Add the sugar and the ground peanuts.
The gravy will begin to thicken.
You can also add some malai to thicken it some more.
Mix in some water if necessary.
When the gravy comes to a boil, add the koftas.
Heat through and serve.
The koftas should be put in just before eating
the dish or else they will turn soggy.
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Buy indian groceries says :
i just love this curry..looking at the pic made my mouth watering..that too after i had my dinner haha...
have become a food freak tho
Posted on: 17 November 2009 - 5:33pm
admin says :
Chinni,
You can view the recipe by clicking on the Ingredients and the Directions tab.
Thanks,
Posted on: 6 March 2008 - 10:11pm
chinni says :
how to view full recipe of malai koftas. plzzzzzzzzz someone tell me
Posted on: 6 March 2008 - 10:05am
Ganesh Dutta says :
delicious recipe......malai kofta is a very tasty dish from punjabi cuisine.Amritsar is the famous hot spot for this dish.
Posted on: 8 January 2008 - 1:22pm
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