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Today we will make malai kofta with white gravy.
This recipe is very delicious. It can
be cooked for any party or for any
special occasion or whenever you feel
like eating something very nice.
Let’s see what ingredients are required for making malai kofta.
Paneer - 1 cup (grated) (200 grams)
Mawa - ½ cup (grated) (100 grams)
Corn flour - ¼ cup (50 grams)
Cashew nuts - 7-8
Raisins - 1 tbsp
Cardamom - 2
Black pepper - less then ¼ tbsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Oil - to fry kofta
Firstly we will prepare kofta. For making kofta; mix corn flour and mawa.
On a plate take mawa, paneer and ½ amount of corn flour. Mix all the ingredients well and prepare soft dough.
Knead it until it becomes soft. It will take at least 5 minutes to knead the dough.
Add salt and black pepper powder to the dough and knead it well.
Dough is ready. Now we will prepare stuffing for the dough.
Cut cashew nuts in to small pieces.
Also add raisins and cardamom powder in it.
Stuffing for the kofta is a ready. Now we will prepare kofta balls.
Take a small amount of dough (lemon size) and prepare balls out of it.
Now stuff the balls with the mixture. Flatten the ball and stuff the mixture in it.
Seal the ball from all sides and roll it properly.
Now dip the ball in the corn flour roll it again so that there is a thin coating of corn flour on the ball.
Prepare all balls like wise. Now fry the kofta balls.
Turn on the gas and heat the oil. Don’t over heat the oil, keep it medium hot.
Place kofta balls in the pan one by one.
Fry the kofta balls with utter alertness. They should not splatter.
Keep the flame medium and cook them till they get light brown color.
Fry all kofta balls like wise.
Now we will prepare gravy for the kofta balls.
Let’s see what all are required for making gravy.
Oil - 2-3 tbsp
Cashew nut and muskmelon seed paste - ¾ cup (50 gram each of cashew nut and muskmelon seed)
To make the paste, soak them for 2 hours and then grind them.
Cream - ½ cup
Curd - ½ cup (whipped)
Green coriander - 2-3 tbsp (finely chopped)
Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
Ungrinned Garam masala - 2 cardamoms, 5-6 black pepper, 2 cloves, ½ cinnamon pieces
Ginger - 1 inch piece (grated) (can use ginger paste also)
Green chilies - 2 (finely chopped)
Coriander powder - ½ tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Red chilly powder - ¼ tsp
Sugar - ¾ tsp (optional)
Butter - 1 tbsp
Let’s start making gravy.
Firstly pre heat a pan. Put oil in the pan. Coarsely grind the garam masala.
Add cumin seeds, coarsely
grinned garam masala,
grated ginger, green chilies,
and cashew nuts paste.
Roast for 2-3 minutes on medium flame until it leaves oil.
Now add cream and mix it well
with cashew nuts paste and
cook for 2-3 minutes more
until it leaves oil again.
This gravy is made of cashew nut paste, muskmelon
paste and cream but gravy can be prepared
with many other things like coconut paste,
khus khus(poppy seeds) paste, onion paste etc.
For onion paste take 2 medium size onions and boil them little and then grind them to make paste
Add this paste before adding cashew and cream paste. Cook the onion paste until it becomes transparent in color.
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Now add coriander powder, red chili powder and curd as well in the pan.
If you do not prefer eating sour gravy then you can skip the curd and use milk.
All spices are ready and prepared very well. Gravy is almost ready.
Now add as much quantity of water you want.
Add 1 cup water and stir it continuously until it starts boiling.
When gravy starts boiling, add salt, sugar, butter and green coriander in the gravy.
Now cook it on medium flame for 2 minute more.
Gravy is ready, turn off the gas and place kofta balls in the gravy.
Add kofta balls in gravy only
when you have to serve it.
Don’t soak them before
as they become softer.
Cover for 1 minute.
Malai kofta is ready. Take them out in a bowl.
Garnish with green coriander leaves.
Malai kofta vegetable is ready. Serve this much quantity of vegetable to 4 family members.
Serve malai kofta with chapatti, parantha or naan.
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