Malai Kofta Curry Recipe
Ingredients
Potatoes - 1/2 kg
Coriander leaves - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Ground spices - 1/3 tsp
Flour - for batter
Water - 1/2 cup
Flour - 1/3 cup
Cream or malai - 1/2 cup
Green chillies - 2 , finely chopped
Fresh ginger - 1 tsp, very finely chopped
Breadcrumbs - for coating
Ghee - for frying
Salt - to taste
Onion - 1 heaped cup, chopped
Ground fresh ginger - 2 tsps
Kasturi methi - 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tsp
Bay leaf - 1
Cumin powder - 2 tsps
Garlic - 4 cloves
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Ground spices - 1 tbsp
Tomatoes - 250 gms
Green cardamoms - 4
Coriander leaves - few
Salt - to taste
Directions
MAKING
1 For Kofta, In a pan, boil the potatoes with 1 tsp salt till they become tender.
2 Drain well and cool.
3 Carefully peel and grate them.
4 Add ground spices, cuminseeds, coriander leaves, green chillies, ginger and salt and mix well.
5 Make round flat balls.
6 Fill the malai or cream in the center of each.
7 Make round balls.
8 In a bowl, prepare batter by mixing flour and water.
9 Dip the balls in the batter and roll in bread crumbs to coat evenly.
10 In a frying pan, heat the ghee.
11 Fry 3 or 4 koftas at a time until golden brown.
12 In another pan, heat the ghee.
13 Add in onion and cook until light brown.
14 Add in ground ginger, garlic and 1 1/2 cups water.
15 Cook till the water is evaporated.
16 Add in bay leaf, chopped tomatoes, ground cuminseeds, ground spices, red chilli powder, green cardamoms, salt to taste and kasturi methi.
17 Cook till the ghee starts floating on the surface.
18 Pour in 2 1/2 cups water and cook until reduced to 3/4 cup.
19 Remove from the heat.
SERVING
20 In a serving dish, arrange the koftas.
21 Pour boiling gravy over them and sprinkle with chopped coriander leaves.
1 For Kofta, In a pan, boil the potatoes with 1 tsp salt till they become tender.
2 Drain well and cool.
3 Carefully peel and grate them.
4 Add ground spices, cuminseeds, coriander leaves, green chillies, ginger and salt and mix well.
5 Make round flat balls.
6 Fill the malai or cream in the center of each.
7 Make round balls.
8 In a bowl, prepare batter by mixing flour and water.
9 Dip the balls in the batter and roll in bread crumbs to coat evenly.
10 In a frying pan, heat the ghee.
11 Fry 3 or 4 koftas at a time until golden brown.
12 In another pan, heat the ghee.
13 Add in onion and cook until light brown.
14 Add in ground ginger, garlic and 1 1/2 cups water.
15 Cook till the water is evaporated.
16 Add in bay leaf, chopped tomatoes, ground cuminseeds, ground spices, red chilli powder, green cardamoms, salt to taste and kasturi methi.
17 Cook till the ghee starts floating on the surface.
18 Pour in 2 1/2 cups water and cook until reduced to 3/4 cup.
19 Remove from the heat.
SERVING
20 In a serving dish, arrange the koftas.
21 Pour boiling gravy over them and sprinkle with chopped coriander leaves.