Malai Kofta
January 06, 2011
MALAI KOFTA
Kofta is a ball made of cooked vegetables. The kofta is delicate and flavorsome. The gravy will complement the kofta.
Cuisine : Indian
Preparation time : 25 mins
Cooking time : 10 mins
Course : Side dish
Main Ingredients : Paneer and potato
Ingredients :
Potato boiled - 1 cup grated
Carrot boiled- 1/2 cup grated
Paneer - 1 cup grated
Beans - chopped and cooked - 1/2 cup
Green chilli - 3 nos
Cashew powder - 1/2 cup
Maida - 2 tbsp
Tomato - 1 cup chopped
Onion - 1/2 cup chopped
Ginger garlic chopped - 2 tbsp
Chilli powder - 2 tbsp
Malli powder - 2 tbsp
Jeera - 2 tbsp
Turmeric - 1 tbsp
Jeera powder - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 cups to fry
Preparation :
For Kofta
- Boil and cook the vegetables. (Potato, Beans, Carrots). Squeeze all the water.
- Grate Carrots, potato and paneer in a bowl.
- Add beans to it.
- Add chilli powder, malli powder, Jeera powder and turmeric. (Nuts optional)
- Little salt. Make a good size ball.
- In another small bowl you can have maida just to coat the balls.
- Take a pan, heat it with oil to fry.
- Deep fry the balls and drain the oil in a tissue.
- Keep it aside.
For gravy
- Just toast the cashew in a dry pan. Grind to a fine powder.
- Then add oil to the pan, Add onions, chilli, ginger garlic. Saute well.
- Add tomato, cook
- Add chilli powder, Turmeric, jeera powder and malli powder(each 1 tbsp)
- Saute well. Let it cool.
- Then grind it into a fine paste.
- Now in the pan, add oil. Then the jeera.
- Add the paste to the pan. With 1 cup of water. Let it boil. Then add cashew powder.
- It will make the gravy thick. Turn off the heat.
- Garnish with Heavy cream.
While serving you can add balls to the gravy. Not before that.
Serving per recipe : 4
Calories per serving : 400
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