Malai Kofta, Aloo Paneer Kofta
Malai kofta is a delicious and rich main dish. Paneer dumplings with rich cream gravy. One of the popular paneer dishes for any special occasion. Serve with naan, roti or over the plain rice.
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
Kofta
- 1 cup boiled mash potatoes
- 1 cup mash paneer
- 2 tbsp finely chopped cilantro hara dhania
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds jeera
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 chopped green chili
For Batter
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour maida, plain flour
- 4 tbsp water, approx,
Also need oil to fry
Gravy
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1/8 tsp asafetida hing
- 1 tsp cumin seeds jeera
- 2 medium tomato
- 1 tbsp shredded ginger
- 1 green chili
- 1 tbsp coriander powder dhania
- 1/2 tsp turmerick haldi
- 1/4 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp all- purpose flour maida, plain flour
- 1/4 cup cream
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
- 2 tbsp finely chopped cilantro hara dhania
Instructions
Making 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 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.
Notes
Koftas are very soft they should be added to the gravy when you are ready to serve, otherwise koftas will break.
Serve Kofta, over plain rice, with Naan, Roti