malai kofta recipe | malai kofta curry | creamy kofta balls curry

Ingredients

• Potato

  Flesh and skin, raw

  3 potato, large or 1.11kg

• Cottage cheese

  Creamed, with fruit

  ¾ cup or 170g

• Chilli Dip

  Marks & Spencer

  100g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  2 tbsp or 2g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  ¼ tsp, whole or 0.5g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Raisins

  Golden seedless

  ⅛ cup, packed or 21g

• Cashews

  Raw, Blanched - Wegmans

  200g

• Wheat flour

  Whole-grain

  2 tbsp or 15g

• Oil

  Submarine Sandwich - Wegmans

  100g

• Oil

  Submarine Sandwich - Wegmans

  2 tbsp or 28g

• Onions

  Sweet, raw

  1 onion or 331g

• Sweet Ginger Garlic Seasoning, dry

  Simply Asia

  1 teaspoon or 400g

• Tomatoes

  Green, raw

  2 medium or 246g

• Cashews

  Raw, Organic - Sage Valley

  200g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Oil

  Submarine Sandwich - Wegmans

  2 tbsp or 28g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  1 tsp, whole or 2g

• Cardamom

  Spices

  200g

• Bay

  Castella

  100g

• Cinnamon

  Spices, ground

  100g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  1 tsp or 3g

• Turmeric

  Spices, ground

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Coriander leaf

  Spices, dried

  ¾ tsp or 0.5g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  ¼ tsp, whole or 0.5g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Cream

  Heavy, Sweetened, Extra Creamy - Kroger

  4 tbsp or 12g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  ½ cup or 118g

• Curry Paste, Garam Masala

  Patak's

  ¹⁄₁₆ tablespoons or 4g

Directions

1. kofta preparation:
2. firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 3 potato and 3/4 cup paneer.
3. also add 1 chilli, 2 tbsp coriander, 1/4 tsp cumin powder and 1/2 tsp salt.
4. add 2 tbsp raisins and 2 tbsp cashew to have crunchy bite in kofta.
5. mix well making sure all the spices are well combined
6. now add 2 tbsp maida and mix well forming a soft dough. maida helps to absorb moisture and bind the mixture well.
7. prepare a small ball sized kofta by greasing hand with oil.
8. deep fry on medium hot oil.
9. stir occasionally, making sure the koftas are cooked uniformly.
10. fry until the kofta turn golden brown and crisp.
11. drain off the koftas and keep aside.
12. curry preparation for malia kofta:
13. firstly, in a pan heat 2 tbsp oil and saute 1 onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste.
14. saute until onions changes colour slightly.
15. further add 2 tomato and saute slightly.
16. now add 2 tbsp cashew and continue to saute until tomatoes soften completely.
17. cool completely and transfer to a blender.
18. blend to smooth paste adding water if required.
19. now filter the mixture to get rid of skin and seeds.
20. filter until silky smooth onion-tomato puree is attained. keep aside.
21. in a large kadai heat 1 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp oil.
22. saute 1 tsp cumin, 2 pod cardamom, 1 bay leaf, 1 inch cinnamon, 2 clove until it turns aromatic.
23. further keeping the flame on low, add 1 tsp chilli powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 3/4 tsp coriander powder and 1/4 tsp cumin powder.
24. saute until the spices turn aromatic.
25. further add in the prepared onion tomato puree, 1 tsp salt and mix well.
26. cover and cook until the mixture starts to thicken and oil separates from sides.
27. now add 1/4 cup cream and mix on low flame until it's well combined.
28. further, add 1/2 cup water and mix well adjusting consistency as required.
29. get the curry to a boil, add 1 tsp kasuri methi and 1/4 tsp garam masala. mix well.
30. finally, pour the curry over kofta and malai kofta is ready to enjoy.
31. Recipe by: HEBBARS KITCHEN (source: https://hebbarskitchen.com/malai-kofta-recipe-malai-kofta-curry/)