Malai Kofta is a North Indian
dish in which Koftas are cooked into a richly flavored tomato cream base sauce.
It can be served with roti, rice or naan.
Ingredients:
For Kofta:
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1 ½ cup Paneer (Cottage Cheese)
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2 medium sized Potato (boiled and
peeled)
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½ tsp Red Chili powder (or to
taste)
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¼ tsp Turmeric powder
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¼ tsp Ginger paste (optional)
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½ tsp Coriander powder
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Salt to taste
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Chopped Coriander Leaves
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2 tbsp Corn Flour
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Oil for deep fry
For Curry:
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1 Big Onion paste (or sliced)
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1tsp ginger- garlic paste
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2 Tomatoes (chopped)
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1-2 Green Chilli
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3 tbsp Cashew Nuts (Soaked in water
for 2 hours)
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½ tsp Red Chilli powder
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¼ tsp Turmeric powder
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½ tsp Garam Masala
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½ tsp Coriander powder
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1/2 tsp Cumin powder
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2 tbsp Oil
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1tbsp Cream
Method:
For Kofta:
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Take paneer in a mixing bowl, to
that add boiled Potato, red Chili powder, Ginger paste, coriander powder, Salt,
Coriander leaves, Corn flour and mix it well.
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Now make small oval size balls from
the mixture.
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Deep-fry the kofta balls in medium
heat until golden brown in color.
For curry:
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Mix cashews, green Chilies and Tomatoes
and blend them together to a smooth puree.
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Heat oil in a pan on medium heat,
to that add Onion and cook until onion get light brown. It will take about
2min.
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Add Ginger -Garlic paste and cook
for a minute.
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Add Tomato puree, mix well, add Turmeric
powder, garam masala, red Chilli powder, Coriander powder, Cumin powder, stir
well and cook for 5 to 7min over medium heat.
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Add water add salt, stir well and
cook for about 5 more min.
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Now add paneer kofta, and cream. Then
give a quick stir.
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Serve hot with naan or rice.
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