Malai refers to Cream and the Kofta are deep fried veggie balls. Together they blend in a creamy .Indian saucy curry which will delight your taste buds.A dish for special occassions, Malai Kofta is the vegetarian alternative to meatballs. It goes very well with naans (tandoor-baked flatbread) or Jeera Rice
Ingredients:
•For the koftas:
•2 cups peeled and diced boiled potatoes
•1 cup mixed vegetables (carrots, beans, peas) boiled
•1 cup grated paneer
•2 tbsps of thickened/ heavy double cream
•1 tsp cumin powder
•1 tsp coriander powder
. few chopped greenchillies
. Chopped nuts(cashewnuts,almonds)
•For the sauce:
•3 tbsps vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil
•2 large onions quartered
•2 tomatoes quartered
•1 tbsp ginger paste
•2 tsps coriander powder
•1 tbsp cumin powder
•1/2 tsp red chilli powder
•1/2 cup chopped nuts (almonds,cashew nuts)
. salt to taste
. oil for cooking
. poppy seeds,10 cashew nuts pieces soak in a water and make a fine paste.
.salt to taste.
. 1 tspn garam masala.
PREPARATION:
FOR KOFTAS:
1.Take a bowl add smashed potatoes,veggies,1tbspn maida,corainder,cumin powder,salt,redchilli powderand pieces of nuts and form in to a kofta balls.
2.Roll the koftas in the remaining maida/all purpose flour and deep fry in to a golden colour.keep aside.
FOR GRAVY:
1.Take a pan add 1 tspn of oil fry the onions,let them cool down for a while and make a fine paste.
2.Put the tomatoes in hot water for 10 minutes. Remove and blend along with green chillies in to a puree.
3.Add poppy seeds,cashew nutsin to a mixie jar and make a fine paste.
4. Take a medium add 3 tbspn oil ,add cumin seeds wait until it cracked,add onion paste,ginger paster fry for 2 min add tomato puree,cashenut paste boil for 2 min.corainder,cumin,redchilli,garam masala powders,1 small cup of water bring it to boil for 10 min add cream.putit on a low frame cook for 5 min.
5. switch off the stove if the oil comes out.sprinkle corainder leaves,some fresh cream.serve with jeera rice/plain rice /bread....
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