Friday, April 22, 2011

MALAI KOFTA

Ingredients:---

For Koftas
Potatoes - 4-5 (boiled and mashed),
Paneer (cottage cheese) - 100 gms,
Cornflour - 2 tbsp,
Cashew-nuts - 7-8 (broken),
Raisins - 7-8 (broken),
Salt to taste,
chaat masala - 1 tsp,
Oil for frying,

For gravy
Onion paste - 1 cup,
Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tbsp,
Tomato puree - 1 cup,
Green chillies - 2 chopped,
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp,
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp,
Garam masala - 1 tsp,
Mawa - 1/2 cup,
Cream - 1/2 cup,
Kasoori methi - 1 tsp,
Oil - 3 tsp,

Method
1. Mix potatoes, paneer, cornflour, salt and chaat masala, make balls. Stuff raisins and cashew-nuts into each ball and shape them.
2. Heat oil in a kadhai and fry the balls till golden brown.
3. Heat oil for gravy. Add onion paste, saute till pinkish brown.
4. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for 1 minutes.
5. Add tomato puree and turmeric powder, salt, red chilli powder and green chillies. Saute till oil begins to leave the masala.
6. Mix mawa in 1 cup water and add to the gravy. Simmer for 10 minutes on low heat stirrng continuously.
7. Add cream, garam masala and kasoori methi. Boil for 1 minute.
8. Place koftas in a serving dish and pour hot gravy on top and serve.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the recipe...was waiting for this one!!

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