Malai Kofta Curry Recipe
Malai Kofta Curry Recipe
Malai koftas are delicious deep fried paneer and flour dumplings that are crunchy outside and soft and creamy inside.
In this recipe the paneer koftas are stuffed with a mixture of chopped dried fruits like cashewnuts and raisins that add further to its richness and taste. Finish off with a swirl of fresh cream and your malai kofta curry is ready! Eat it along with chapattis, paranthas or steamed rice and enjoy the pleasures of a grand vegetarian Indian meal.
Malai koftas are delicious deep fried paneer and flour dumplings that are crunchy outside and soft and creamy inside.
In this recipe the paneer koftas are stuffed with a mixture of chopped dried fruits like cashewnuts and raisins that add further to its richness and taste. Finish off with a swirl of fresh cream and your malai kofta curry is ready! Eat it along with chapattis, paranthas or steamed rice and enjoy the pleasures of a grand vegetarian Indian meal.
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Malai Kofta Curry |
Ingredients for Malai Kofta Curry Recipe
- Paneer (Cottage cheese) 150 grams
- Tomatoes 3 medium
- Cashewnuts 1/4 cup
- Melon seeds (magaz) 2 tablespoons
- Poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto) 1 teaspoon
- Ginger chopped 1 teaspoon
- Green cardamoms 2
- Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Oil 1 tablespoon
- Yogurt 1/4 cup
- Green cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon
- Refined flour (maida) 2 teaspoons
- Fresh cream 2 tablespoons
- Garam masala powder 1/4 teaspoon
Method
- Heat a pressure cooker. Roughly chop tomatoes and put into the cooker along with cashewnuts, melon seeds, poppy seeds, ginger, green cardamoms, red chilli powder, salt and 1 tbsp oil and mix well.
- Add yogurt and mix well. Add 1 cup water and close the cooker with the lid. Cook under pressure till 4 whistles. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
- Grate paneer into a bowl. Add green cardamom powder, salt, flour and mix well. Take small portions and shape into koftas. Deep-fry these koftas till golden.
- Drain and place on tissue paper. Once the pressure reduces, open the lid of the cooker and blend the mixture with a hand blender.
- Strain the mixture and pour into another non-stick pan and heat. Add a little cream and garam masala powder and mix.
- Arrange the koftas in a serving bowl, pour the gravy over, drizzle a little cream and serve immediately.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 920
Carbohydrates : 31.4
Protein : 43.6
Fat : 68.9
Other : Zinc- 3.4mg
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