MALAI KOFTA

 

 

 Malai Kofta

Malai kofta is a rich north Indian dish which is inspired from mughlai cuisine.it has rich creamy gravy which has cottage cheese dumplings and dry fruits are also used to make it royal. This malai kofta can be prepared at home and I have tried using bottle guard instead of potato along with cottage cheese and it gave awesome results.so this dish has this healthy variation, is easy to make as koftas bind better with it and has a royal appeal as we use cashews in gravy.

Ingredients:-

1 bottle guard 500 grams, peeled and grated

200 grams cottage cheese

4 tomatoes

3 tbsp. Fresh cream

2 tbsp. brown onions (fried)      

2 tbsp. mustard oil

3 tbsp. cream

Salt to taste

1 tsp. red chilli powder (Kashmiri)

1 tsp. coriander powder

½ tsp. garam masala

6-8 cashews, soaked

1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste

4-5 mint leaves

1 tbsp. corn flour

2 tbsp. gram flour

Oil for deep frying Garnishing

Coriander leaves and cream

Method:-

• Squeeze water from grated bottle guard. Add cottage cheese, salt, corn flour and gram flour and spices.

 

• Make round balls of equal shape and fry them till golden brown. Keep aside on absorbent paper.

•  Blend onions, cashews, mint leaves and tomatoes into a paste.

• Heat oil in a thick base handi and add onions. Saute then for 4-5 minutes till they turn golden brown.

• Add ginger garlic paste and tomato-onion paste made earlier.

• Add salt and all spices and mix well.

• Cook it on low flame till fat separates. Add few drops of water if required and stir occasionally.

• Add cream. Simmer on low flame for 15 minutes

• Add fried koftas and simmer for 5 more minutes

• Garnish with coriander leaves and fresh cream and serve.it tastes best with naan or lachcha parantha.