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