Malai Kofta
August 12th, 2008 filed under Gravy / Sauces, Paneer (Indian Cheese)
Malai kofta is a delicious and rich main dish for any special occasion.
Recipe serves 4 to 6.
Ingredients:
- Kofta:
- 1 cup boiled mash potatoes
- 1 cup mash paneer
- 2 tablespoon minced cilantro (hara dhania)
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed (jeera)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 small finally chopped green chili
For Batter:
- 2 tablespoon all purpose flour (maida, plain flour)
- 4 tablespoon water
Also needed:
- Oil to fry
- Gravy:
- 2 tablespoon oil
- Generous pinch asafetida (hing)
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed (jeera)
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon shredded ginger (adrak)
- 1 green chili
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder (dhania)
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon all purpose flour (maida, plain flour)
- 1/4 cup cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon garam masala
- 2 tablespoon minced cilantro (hara dhania)
Method
Kofta
- Mix all the ingredients together for kofta,
- With oiled hands, divide the mixture into 14 to 16 equal parts.
- Make them in round balls.
- Mix flour with about 4 tablespoons of water and mix well until batter is smooth.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium high heat.
- The frying pan should have at least 1 1/2 inch of oil. To check if the oil is ready, just put one small piece of mix in the oil, it should come up right away but not change color.
- Dip the paneer balls in the batter one at a time and slowly drop into the frying pan.
- Turn them occasionally. Fry koftas until golden-brown all around.
Gravy:
- Blend the tomatoes, green chilies and ginger to make a puree. If you prefer mild take the seeds out of green chili before blending.
- Mix cream and flour and keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if it cracks right away oil is ready.
- Add the hing and cumin seeds.
- Add the tomato puree, coriander powder, turmeric, red chili powder and cook for about 4 minutes on medium heat.
- Tomato mixture will start leaving the oil and will reduce to about half in quantity.
- Add milk and flour mix, salt and one cup of water and let it cook covered for 7 to 8 minutes on medium heat.
- Add the garam masala, salt and cilantro. Let it cook for another minute.
- Add koftas as soon it comes to boil turn off the heat. Note: koftas will expand to about 11/2 times, if you like more gravy this is the time to add some more boiled water and adjust salt.
- Koftas are very soft they should be added to the gravy when you are ready to serve, otherwise koftas will break.
Hi Manjula ji,
Great website; could you please upload the recipe for Kadi? Thanks!
Kadi recipe is already there
hello Manjula Aunty,
I was just wondering if you could tell me a substitute for cream, or either if the cream is available in local grocery stores in USA – wht is the name on the box and the brand that I could use?
Thanks
Poonam
Hello Poonam,
you can find cream in every grocery store the same place they keep milk, under the name heavy cream or whipping cream.
The BRAND of the cream will vary depending on where you live in the US. Many dairy farms are regional and do not ship their products to the whole country.
Ask the grocery clerk to help you find it.
Hello Bhumika,
Use corn flour, it should work fine.
hi majula ji,
i was planning to try your malai kofta recipe but was wondering if i can roll the kofta in corn flour insted of maida.As I live in sydney, at time it is difficult to find all purpose flour.Using corn flour will make any difference?
I always wanted to have a special recipe notebook, now with your website, I CAN!!!
I have tried most of the recipes from your website and all turned out to be really good. Ingredients and the quantity are absolutely perfect. Please suggest an alternative for heavy cream(which is low fat/carbs). I am just waiting to see more fusion recipes from you. Thank you so much for showing the easy way of cooking.
MANJULAJI, Kind Regards.
Taste of veg dishes was not so tasty as of now. After finding your website we have come discovered the real taste of all kind of dishes whether spicy or sweet. A lot of thanks from bottom of my heart for making my belly so satisfied.
ARUN KUMAR JAIN
I will be doing that soon.
Manjula
hi manjula ji….
i was looking for ghiya kofta recipe….kindly post that one too…
thanks for the lovely recipe….my hubby loved it…pls share some other recipes to your site…all the best…u r simply great …
Namaste Manjula Aunty,
Your website and videos on youtube are very very helpful for people like us who stay away from India (especially who are “vegeterian”).
I tried Malai Kofta from your website and its really very delicious.
Thanks again and keep posting for “Vegans”
Avinash