Ingredients:
For Koftas:
For Koftas:
- Potato - 2 boiled
- Carrot - 1 boiled
- Paneer ( cottage cheese) - 1/2 cup crumbled
- Gulab jamun mix - 3 tbsp
- All purpose flour - 1 tbsp
- Corn flour - 1 tbsp
- Salt - as required
- Corriander leaves - few chopped
- Oil - for frying
For gravy:
- Onion - 1
- Tomatoes - 2
- Green chilli - 2
- Almonds - 7 or 8 (whole)
- Cashews - 7 or 8 (whole)
- Cardamom - 1
- Ginger - 1 tsp shredded
- Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Corriander powder - 1/2 tsp
- Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- Cream - 1/4 cup
- Salt - as required
- Sugar - 1/2 tsp
- Corriander leaves - for garnishing
How to make it:
For koftas:
Heat oil in a pan. Mash the boiled potatoes and carrot. Add the crumbled panner, all purpose flour, gulab jamun mix, salt and corriander leaves. Make into small evenly sized balls. Roll it in corn flour and fry until golden brown. Take into a paper towel and drain off excess oil.
For gravy:
Grind onion, tomatoes, almonds, cashews, cardamom and green chilli into a fine paste. Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds. Add the ground paste and cook for a while. Add the ginger, garam masala, turmeric powder, salt, sugar, red chilli powder, corriander powder and cook until the raw smell of onion goes off and until the oil separates. Add water if the gravy becomes too thick. Now add the cream and corriander leaves and cook for 2 more minutes.
Place koftas on a bowl, add the gravy over the koftas and serve hot immediately with your choice of bread or rice.
Grind onion, tomatoes, almonds, cashews, cardamom and green chilli into a fine paste. Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds. Add the ground paste and cook for a while. Add the ginger, garam masala, turmeric powder, salt, sugar, red chilli powder, corriander powder and cook until the raw smell of onion goes off and until the oil separates. Add water if the gravy becomes too thick. Now add the cream and corriander leaves and cook for 2 more minutes.
Place koftas on a bowl, add the gravy over the koftas and serve hot immediately with your choice of bread or rice.
WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Looks delicious and so tempting, neat tip about using gulab jamun mix in the kofta :-)
malai koftas looks very delicious
Malai Kofta looks yummy... Its been quite some time since I made it.. :D
The dish looks so inviting, I love the idea of adding almonds here....
looking yum yum and delicious
I can smell the aroma whiffing through the screen. Yum mo!
wow..drooling kofta
looks delicious.. yesterday i made it.. nice entry anu.//
Perfectly done,delicious with parathas:)
Feel like to pick as much as in my hand.. creamy and delish.
Malai Kofta looks yummy and so tempting Anu
looks so delicious . send me some
looks yum!
first time to ur blog and it is very nice!
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Wonderful Recipe..I never tried it at home..looks yummy
looks so rich and delicious! Yum!
Wishing you and your family a very happy new year 2009.
Never tried making malai kofta at home. You make it sound very simple.:D
Happy New Year!
First time here..n u have a great place.
Loved reading a couple of your posts.
M new on blogosphere...so if u cud swing by sometime, wud luv to show u around!
wow koftas looks delicious, never thought of adding gulab jamun mix..cool tip
Malai kofta is very nice ...nice color