Malai Kofta Recipe

How to Cook Malai Kofta

Lots of Indians are vegetarians, are you one among them? If you are a vegetarian just try this delicious malai kofta recipe. You can make it in 20 minutes. I like malai kofta very much and I am sure you will cook it again and again once you make it for the first time in your kitchen.

Recipe for Paneer Malai Kofta:

• Boiled potatoes (2 medium size)
• Paneer (1/2cup)
• Cornflower (1tbsp)
• Salt (as per taste)
• Oil (1cup)
• Coriander powder(1tbsp)
• Cumin powder (1tbsp)
• Cashew (5-6)
• Ginger garlic paste (1tbsp)
• Turmeric powder (1/2tbsp)
• Onion (1 medium finely chopped)
• Tomato (1 small finely chopped if you need)
• Milk (1/2cup)

How to Make Malai Kofta:

• Take two boiled potatoes and mash it well.
• Take half cup of paneer (You can use the home made paneer). Add it with the mash potatoes.
• Add salt, coriander powder, cumin powder and cornflower to the mash potatoes and mix it well. Make balls using these mixed ingredients.
• Take a deep pan and add oil for frying. When the oil gets hot, fry the potatoes and paneer balls. When it turns slightly brown take them out.
• In the mean time take another pan and add 2-3 tbsp oil, when oil becomes warm add cumin seeds and curry leaves.
• Add chopped onion and fry it till it turns brown.
• Add ginger garlic paste and fry it for about 5 minutes.
• Then add cashew and again fry it for about 3-4 minutes.
• Add tomato to the masala paste and fry it 5 minutes. Leave it for 10 minutes when it becomes cool then grind it well.
• Take the grinded masala, add turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, tikka masala, salt and fry it till oil comes out of the masala.
• Add milk and leave it in the medium heat for about 5 minutes.
• Add chopped coriander leaves for garnishing.

Now the delicious malai kofta is ready to serve. Try it today and leave me comments of your experience. Hope you will like it; if not then let me know why it was not good for you.