Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Creamy Malai Kofta


Preparation time: 30 minutes
Serving For: 4 to 5 persons
INGREDIENTS: (FOR KOFTA)
1.   Paneer  1 cup (mashed with hand)
2.   Potato 1 cup (boiled and mashed)
3.   Salt to taste
4.   Cardamom powder a pinch
5.   Corn flour 2 Tbsp
6.   Roasted nuts ¼ cup (cashew nut,badam,raisinschopped)
7.   Oil for frying
METHOD:
·     In a bowl add ingredients 1 to 5 and mix well together

·     Then make small balls  and in center of each balls  stuff  some roasted nuts, and again make small balls (can make 8 koftas)

·     Then deep fry it ,fry out 1 kofta first if its break then just roll it in corn flour

·     If u like the kofta to be little brown then fry it till light brown otherwise fry for about 1 minutes

·     And keep aside
             
INGREDIENTS: (FOR CREAMY GRAVY)
1.   Onion  3 (chopped)
2.   Bay leaf 1
3.   Cardamom 2
4.   Garlic paste 1 tsp
5.   Ginger paste 1 tsp
6.   Green chilli paste 1to 2 tsp or green chillies slit 5 to 6
7.   Butter 1 tsp
8.   Sugar 1 tsp
9.   Cashew nut paste ½ cup
10.  Milk ½ cup (milk dissolve in 1 tsp of milk powder) or fresh cream ½ cup
11.  Water ½  to 1cup
12.  Cardamom powder a pinch for garnish
13.  Oil 4 Tbsp
14.  Salt to taste
METHOD:
·    First in a vessel add chopped onion and some water and boil for 5 minute, drain water and make smooth paste

·    In a non stick vessel add oil then add bay leaf and cardamom

·    Then add onion paste fry well for 3 minutes

·    Then add ginger ,garlic and green chilli paste fry  for 4 minutes

·     Add cashew nut paste and water and fry for 7 to 8 minutes in medium low heat

·     Add salt, butter and sugar mix well

·     Last add fresh cream or milk and cook for 3 minutes

·    Place the koftas in serving dish pour this creamy gravy and garnish with cardamom powder and nuts.serve hot  with naan


3 comments:

  1. love this malai kofta.

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  2. looking yummy .will try this one.

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  3. looks great! Do you have a recipe for making paneer at home?

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