Malai Kofta

Thick creamy gravy with light soft cottage cheese and potato koftas curry is best vegetarian alternative for meat balls. There are various recipes around the internet but it is hard to find one that is real. Here on this page I am trying to share one of my own recipes.

For Koftas

Ingredients                                            Unit

Paneer (Cottage cheese)                         100 gm

Potato boiled (Medium size)                    1 no

Salt                                                         To Taste

White Pepper                                          To Taste

Corn Flour                                              20 gm

Mash potato and paneer together, Season it with salt and pepper. Add or dust some corn flour on the mix and fry to check if binding is right. if the mixture splits add some more corn flour and fry again. The texture should be as light as possible. Make balls and fry to golden brown colour.

For Tomato Sauce

Ingredients                                               Unit
Tomato                                                    500 gm
Ginger chopped                                        50 gm
Garlic chopped                                         30 gm
Green chillies                                              2 no
Bay leaves                                                  2 leaves
Clove                                                          3 no
Black Cardamom                                        3 no
Cardamom Powder                                     1 Table spoon
Coriander Powder                                       1 Table spoon
Garam Masala                                             1 Table spoon
Tomato paste                                               2 Table spoon
Coriander Stalks                                          1/2 bunch

Take a thick bottom pan, add oil and heat. Add Bay leaves , Clove and Cardamom and stir still fragrant.
Add ginger garlic and cook till golden brown colour. Chop tomatoes and add it to the oil and tomato paste as well. Cook it till cooked (approx 30 Min). Once cooked, blend and strain.

For White sauce

Ingredients                                                Unit
Cashew nut                                               100 gm
Mellon Seeds                                             70 gm
Poppy Seeds                                              60 gm

Soak every thing together and make thick paste out of it.

Now is final step of  the dish.Take little butter in a thick bottom pan add tomato purée and add dry spices to it. Cook till it leave oil and add that nut paste to it. Add cream paneer chunks and koftas at the end just before serving.