Malai kofta recipe | Malai kofta curry | Cottage cheese potato kofta curry

Cuisine Style: North India | Cooking Time: 25 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type: Gravy | Take With: Roti,Chapati,Paratha,Naan,Rice

Ingredients For Koftas

• Paneer [Cottage cheese]– 1 cup [crumbled or grated]
• Potato [Aloo] – 1 [boiled, mashed]
• Green chilli – 1 [finely chopped]
• Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp [finely chopped]
• Corn flour – ½ tbsp
• Maida – ½ tbsp
• Red chilli powder – ¼ tsp
• Garam masala – ¼ tsp
• Lemon juice – ½ tbsp
• Sugar – ¼ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Butter – ½ tsp
• Oil for deep fry

Method for making koftas

• In a bowl put mashed potatoes, paneer and above mentioned ingredients then mix well to make soft dough.
• Then divide the dough in to equal size balls. Deep fry all balls till golden brown.

Ingredients for Curry / Gravy

• Tomato puree – 1 ½ cup
• Fried onion paste – ½ cup [sauté onion till golden brown with 1 tbsp of oil then grind to fine paste]
• Cashew nut paste – ¼ cup [soak cashew nuts in ½ cup of milk for 5 min then grind to fine paste]
• Cumin seeds – ½ tbsp
• Cardamom - 2
• Star anise - 1
• Cinnamon – ½ stick
• Cloves - 3
• Bay leaves – 1
• Ginger & garlic paste – 1 tbsp [each]
• Green chilli – 1 [slit]
• Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp [finely chopped]
• Garam masala – 1 tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Coriander & cumin powder – 1 tbsp
• Cream – 1 tbsp [optional]
• Sugar – ½ tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Butter – 1 inch cube
• Water as needed.

Method for curry

• Heat pan with oil & butter add cumin seed, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, star anise and cinnamon stick.
• Add ginger, garlic & onion paste sauté. Add green chilli sauté.
• Add tomato puree & let it boil. Then add turmeric and red chilli powder mix well.
• Add cashew nut paste, coriander powder and cumin powder mix well. Leave it for 2 min.
• Add cream, garam masala powder, sugar and salt mix well. Once gravy is ready add fried koftas & cut off heat.
• Add chopped coriander leaves, and butter serve hot with basmati rice or chapatti.

Malai kofta butter masala

Malai kofta curry

Malai kofta gravy

Malai koftas