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Step-by-Step Guide to Make Award-winning Malai Kofta

date: 2020-08-18T01:02:38.958Z
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author: Amanda Greene
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recipeingredient:
- " For kofta" - "2 boiled pototoes" - "150 gms paneer" - "1 tsp Red chilli powder" - "1 tsp garam masala" - "to taste Salt" - "2 tsp coriander leavesoptional" - "3 tsp Maida" - "2 tsp kaju chopped" - "2 tsp raisins" - " As required Oil for frying" - " For masala paste" - "2 tsp oil butter" - "2 big onion chopped" - "2 big tomatoes chopped" - "8-10 garlic peeled" - "2 inch Ginger chopped" - "8 Almonds" - "8 Kaju" - "2 green chillis" - " For curry preparation" - "2 tsp oil" - "1/3 tsp haldi" - "1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder" - "1/2 tsp cumin powder" - "1 tsp kasuri methi" - "to taste Salt" - "1/3 tsp garam masala" - "1/2 tsp dhania powder" - "1 small bowl Fresh cream"
recipeinstructions:
- "For koftas:" - "Grate potatoes and panner together." - "Add salt, red chilli powder, garam masala and coriander leaves (if available)." - "Add 2 tsp Maida and knead it into a dough. If the dough is still soft,then add one more tsp of maida." - "TIP: Keep boiled potatoes in fridge to reduce it's moisture" - "Take a small portion of dough and roll it into a small bowl. Press inside with thumb to make a bowl shapem" - "Stuff with kaju and raisins and seal the edges and roll it into a ball." - "TIP: Dust the balls with little maida so that the ball does not disperse while frying." - "Then heat oil in a pan. Once the oil is heated,reduce the flame to low medium." - "TIP: If the oil is not hot enough,then the balls will disperse while frying." - "Put 4-5 balls at a time. Once they are golden brown flip to the other side and fry till they are golden brown." - "TIP : Do not flip the koftas too often." - "Drain off the koftas and keep aside." - "Masala paste preparation." - "Take 2 tsp oil or butter in a pan. Add almonds, kaju. Chopped onion, garlic and ginger and green chilli." - "Roast for 2 min till the onion turns it's colour." - "Then add chopped tomatoes and roast for 2-3 min till the tomatoes becomes soft." - "TIP: Add a little salt so that tomatoes becomes soft a bit earlier." - "Turn the gas stove off and let it cool." - "Then grind it into a smooth paste.Keep aside in a bowl." - "TIP: Do not add water" - "For curry preparation:" - "Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan." - "Add haldi, chilli powder, cumin powder,dhania powder, garam masala." - "Cook all the masalas for 1 min in low medium flame." - "Add the prepared masala paste." - "Keep stirring for 3 to 4 min in low medium flame." - "Once the oil oozes out,add water.If the gravy is too thick, add more water.Boil for 3 to 4 min." - "Add salt." - "Add fresh cream. Mix well." - "Cook for 1 min and add kasuri methi and a pinch of garam masala." - "Add ½ cup water and mix well adjusting consistency as required." - "Curry is ready." - "Let the curry cool down a little." - "Finally, pour the curry over kofta and malai kofta is ready to enjoy." - "TIP: Do not add koftas in hot curry as they may break."
categories:
- Recipe
tags:
- malai - kofta
katakunci: malai kofta
nutrition: 154 calories
recipecuisine: American
preptime: "PT13M"
cooktime: "PT56M"
recipeyield: "4"
recipecategory: Lunch

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Hey everyone, it's Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, malai kofta. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Malai Kofta is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They're nice and they look wonderful. Malai Kofta is something which I've loved my whole life.

Malai kofta is a hugely popular dish on Indian restaurant menus all over the world. It is a special occasion food probably because making it is a labor of love and takes time and effort. Malai (meaning creamy in Hindi) kofta is the perfect vegetarian alternative to meatballs. It goes very well with naan (tandoor-baked flatbread) or Jeera rice.


To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have malai kofta using 30 ingredients and 36 steps. Here is how you cook it.



##### The ingredients needed to make Malai Kofta:

1. Get For kofta: 1. Take 2 boiled pototoes 1. Prepare 150 gms paneer 1. Prepare 1 tsp Red chilli powder 1. Prepare 1 tsp garam masala 1. Get to taste Salt 1. Get 2 tsp coriander leaves(optional) 1. Get 3 tsp Maida 1. Make ready 2 tsp kaju chopped 1. Prepare 2 tsp raisins 1. Take As required Oil for frying 1. Prepare For masala paste: 1. Make ready 2 tsp oil /butter 1. Take 2 big onion chopped 1. Take 2 big tomatoes chopped 1. Make ready 8-10 garlic peeled 1. Get 2 inch Ginger chopped 1. Take 8 Almonds 1. Get 8 Kaju 1. Prepare 2 green chillis 1. Take For curry preparation: 1. Get 2 tsp oil 1. Take 1/3 tsp haldi 1. Take 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder 1. Take 1/2 tsp cumin powder 1. Get 1 tsp kasuri methi 1. Prepare to taste Salt 1. Make ready 1/3 tsp garam masala 1. Make ready 1/2 tsp dhania powder 1. Prepare 1 small bowl Fresh cream

Roll each kofta in flour, dip in the beaten egg, then roll in the breadcrumbs. Fry the koftas in batches for a few mins until golden, then set aside on kitchen paper. Other popular paneer recipes that you will find in every Indian restaurant's menu paneer tikka paneer butter masala palak paneer kadai paneer tawa paneer shahi paneer. How to prepare malai kofta curry for party?



##### Steps to make Malai Kofta:

1. For koftas: 1. Grate potatoes and panner together. 1. Add salt, red chilli powder, garam masala and coriander leaves (if available). 1. Add 2 tsp Maida and knead it into a dough. If the dough is still soft,then add one more tsp of maida. 1. TIP: Keep boiled potatoes in fridge to reduce it's moisture 1. Take a small portion of dough and roll it into a small bowl. Press inside with thumb to make a bowl shapem 1. Stuff with kaju and raisins and seal the edges and roll it into a ball. 1. TIP: Dust the balls with little maida so that the ball does not disperse while frying. 1. Then heat oil in a pan. Once the oil is heated,reduce the flame to low medium. 1. TIP: If the oil is not hot enough,then the balls will disperse while frying. 1. Put 4-5 balls at a time. Once they are golden brown flip to the other side and fry till they are golden brown. 1. TIP : Do not flip the koftas too often. 1. Drain off the koftas and keep aside. 1. Masala paste preparation. 1. Take 2 tsp oil or butter in a pan. Add almonds, kaju. Chopped onion, garlic and ginger and green chilli. 1. Roast for 2 min till the onion turns it's colour. 1. Then add chopped tomatoes and roast for 2-3 min till the tomatoes becomes soft. 1. TIP: Add a little salt so that tomatoes becomes soft a bit earlier. 1. Turn the gas stove off and let it cool. 1. Then grind it into a smooth paste.Keep aside in a bowl. 1. TIP: Do not add water 1. For curry preparation: 1. Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan. 1. Add haldi, chilli powder, cumin powder,dhania powder, garam masala. 1. Cook all the masalas for 1 min in low medium flame. 1. Add the prepared masala paste. 1. Keep stirring for 3 to 4 min in low medium flame. 1. Once the oil oozes out,add water.If the gravy is too thick, add more water.Boil for 3 to 4 min. 1. Add salt. 1. Add fresh cream. Mix well. 1. Cook for 1 min and add kasuri methi and a pinch of garam masala. 1. Add ½ cup water and mix well adjusting consistency as required. 1. Curry is ready. 1. Let the curry cool down a little. 1. Finally, pour the curry over kofta and malai kofta is ready to enjoy. 1. TIP: Do not add koftas in hot curry as they may break.

Other popular paneer recipes that you will find in every Indian restaurant's menu paneer tikka paneer butter masala palak paneer kadai paneer tawa paneer shahi paneer. How to prepare malai kofta curry for party? Make gravy ahead of time (same day or a day before). If made a day or two before then store in airtight container in the. Malai kofta is a popular as well as most sought after vegetarian Indian dish in restaurants.

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