Name: Malai kofta recipe by Ruchiajay Mahant at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: For kofta: paneer-200 gm; Cashewnuts-6-7; Kishmish/raisins:6; Khoya -1/4 cup; Black pepper-1/4 tsp; Salt-1/4 tsp; Oil for frying; All purpose flour/maida-3 tbsp; Water-1 tsp; For gravy: onion-2; Cashewnuts-20; Ginger-small piece or grated 2 tsp; Garlic cloves-10; Green chilli-1; Water-1 glass; Oil-1tbsp; Cumin seeds-1 tsp; Coriander seeds-1 tsp; Bayleaf-1; Black cardamom-2; Cloves -4; Green cardamom-1tsp; Kasturi methi /dry fengureek leaves-1 tsp; Fresh cream -2-3 tsp; Sugar-1/2 tsp; Milk -1/2 cup or more; Curd -4 tsp

ABOUT Malai kofta RECIPE

This is one of the famous north indian cusine.Melt in mouth koftas made of paneer and khoya ,dipped in creamy gravy.....with mild sweetness.easy to make,yummy in taste.

Ingredients Serving: 5

For kofta: paneer-200 gm
Cashewnuts-6-7
Kishmish/raisins:6
Khoya -1/4 cup
Black pepper-1/4 tsp
Salt-1/4 tsp
Oil for frying
All purpose flour/maida-3 tbsp
Water-1 tsp
For gravy: onion-2
Cashewnuts-20
Ginger-small piece or grated 2 tsp
Garlic cloves-10
Green chilli-1
Water-1 glass
Oil-1tbsp
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Coriander seeds-1 tsp
Bayleaf-1
Black cardamom-2
Cloves -4
Green cardamom-1tsp
Kasturi methi /dry fengureek leaves-1 tsp
Fresh cream -2-3 tsp
Sugar-1/2 tsp
Milk -1/2 cup or more
Curd -4 tsp

Instructions

Grate paneer,chop cashew and raisins.
Now to grated paneer add black pepper,all purpose flour/maida,salt .mix it also add 1tsp water to bind.
Divide in equal portions.
Next mix chopped raisins,cashewnuts with khoya and make small balls of it.
Next with each paneer dough ,flatten it ,place khoya ball ,roll it to crack free ball.
Fry them in medium hot oil.
Fry from all sides till its golden brown in colour.
Take them out.
For gravy ,in a pan add one glass water,onion sliced,green chilli,cashews,garlic,ginger cover it and cook till water dries ...make paste of it.
Next in 1tbsp oil add cumin seeds,dry coriander,bayleaf,black cardamom,cloves,saute for some time.
Add onion paste.cover it and cook for 5 minutes in low flame,stirring in between.
Now add green cardamom powder,salt as per taste,as it leaves oil from sides ,add black pepper,4 tsp curd.cook sometime add khoya -1 tsp or sugar -1/2 tsp in it.after cooking for sometime add 1/2 cup milk.
Add fried balls ,cover it and cook at low flame for sometime .can add more milk depending upon how thick you need gravy.
Garnish with kasturi methi and fresh cream.
Ready to serve with roti/naan

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