Malai Kofta recipe white gravy
Malai Kofta recipe in white gravy is a popular North Indian dish consisting of paneer balls in creamy gravy. This dish is best served hot, accompanied by either a naan or Roti or laccha paratha . Malai Kofta is the best vegetarian alternative to meatballs. There are lots of variations of kofta, from meat based to pure vegetarian versions. Today I have made the white gravy version. So lets prepare .
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Malai Kofta recipe is a popular North Indian dish consisting of paneer balls in creamy gravy. This dish is best served hot, accompanied by either a naan or tandoori roti.Malai Kofta is the best vegetarian alternative to meatballs.
- ½ cup Paneer 100 grams grated
- 1/3 cup Corn flour 40 grams
- 8 Cashew nuts
- 1 tablespoon Raisins
- 2 Green cardamom
- 1/2 tablespoon Salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon Black pepper -
- Oil - to fry kofta
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 1/3 cup Cashew nuts 50 grams
- 1 cup Cream 200 grams
- ½ cup Curd 100 grams
- 3 tablespoon Green coriander finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- Garam masala - 2 brown cardamom 6 black pepper, 2 cloves, ½ inch cinnamon stick)
- Ginger - 1 inch piece grated or 1 tsp ginger paste
- Green chilly - 1-2 finely chopped
- Coriander powder - ½ tsp
- Salt - 1 tsp
- Red chilly powder - ¼ tsp
- Butter - 1 tbsp
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Take a plate, add paneer,half amount of corn flour and black pepper and knead till you get soft dough. Outer cover of kofta balls is ready .
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Mix cashew nuts,raisins and cardamoms powder together. Stuffing for kofta balls is ready.
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Take little amount of dough (lemon size) and make round shape. Flatten it, make a little well in center and place small amount of stuffing.
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Seal it from all sides nicely so that they do not splatter while frying. Give it a round shape. Coat the ball with corn flour nicely and place on the plate. Like wise prepare all balls.
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Heat oil in a pan. In medium hot oil place 2-3 balls. Cook until they get light brown color. Fry all balls like wise. Now let’s prepare gravy
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Firstly make paste of cashew nuts .Before making paste boil cashew nuts in water 15 min then finely grind it.
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Grind all spices. Take brown cardamom peel it and use its seeds, black pepper, clove and cinnamon stick and grind them coarsely.
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Preheat a pan and heat oil. Add cumin seeds, grinned spices, ginger and red chilli. Also add cashew nuts paste in the pan. Cook until oil starts separating from the masala.
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Now add cream and cook until oil separates from the masala again.
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Add coriander powder, red chilly powder and curd. Mix all ingredients well and cook until it starts boiling. Masala is ready. Now as per your desire add water . Stir continuously until the gravy starts boiling. Add salt, sugar, butter and green coriander and cook for 2 minutes more. Gravy is ready.
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Before serving add kofta balls in gravy 2 minutes before and cover it. Serve malai kofta curry with chapatti, naan, paratha or puri.
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It can also be served in different way. Keep gravy and kofta balls separately. Take three kofta balls in a bowl and pour two tbsp of gravy on top, garnish with coriander leaves and now serve
Shubha says
looks so creamy and yummy:)
rachnaskitchen says
Thank you dear
shahi paneer says
wow malai kofta with white gravy, I love this recipe. it looks so yummy, I will definitely try this malai kofta recipe.
thanks for sharing.
rachnaskitchen says
Thanks
Shivaram Venkatesh says
Looks awesome, will try today