Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Malai Kofta


For the Kofta:
1 1/2 lb. potatoes
2 heaped tbsp each of crumbled paneer,
khoya and thick malai(You can substitute this with baked ricotta cheese and heavy cream)
4-5 cashewnuts chopped
1 tbsp raisins
2-3 finely chopped green chillies
1/4 tsp sugar
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp red-chilli powder
1/2 tsp cardammom powder
Salt To Taste
3 tbsp cooking oil/ghee(clarified butter)
Oil for frying the koftas
For the gravy:
2 medium onions,chopped
3 flakes garlic,crushed
1 inch ginger,crushed
3 large tomatoes,pureed
1 tsp red-chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp dhania(corainder) powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
2 tsp powdered poppy seeds
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp ground peanuts/cashewnuts

How to make malai koftha :
  • Boil the potatoes till tender.
  • Peel, mash and add salt to taste.
  • Keep aside.
  • Mix all the other ingredients for the kofta into a paste.
  • Make rounds of the potato dough and place a little of the prepared mixture in the center of each round.
  • Seal the edges and shape into stuffed rounds. Deep fry each kofta till golden brown. Drain and keep aside.
  • Blend together the onions, ginger, garlic and the poppy seeds and fry in 3 tbsp of oil till brown and the oil begins to seperate.
  • Add the pureed tomatoes and the masala powders.
  • Add the sugar and the ground peanuts.
  • The gravy will begin to thicken.
  • You can also add some malai to thicken it some more.
  • Mix in some water if necessary.
  • When the gravy comes to a boil, add the koftas.
  • Heat through and serve the malai kofta.
  • Note: In this malai kofta receipe , the koftas should be put in just before eating the dish or else they will turn soggy.
Source: Malai Kofta Recipe, Malai Koftha, Recipe For Malai Kofta, Malai Kofta Receipe

10 comments:

Adam Matlock said...

paneer? vegan? since when?

Anonymous said...

Hmm....just wondered if you have yet to grasp the vegan diet thing..paneer, naughty.

Sunshinemom said...

You disappointed me!! I cam here for the vegan version as I am missing this dish so much!!

Anonymous said...

Uhhh... Epic fail on being vegan.

Anonymous said...

I made this dish over the weekend - and made the appropriate vegan adjustments. Instead of the paneer and other dairy ingredients, I substituted light coconut milk and soft tofu. I also added a bit of coconut milk to the gravy. All in all, not bad. It tastes pretty close to the real thing

Anonymous said...

PANEER (cheese), GHEE (butter), RICOTTA CHEESE/HEAVY CREAM!!!!! WHAT PART OF VEGAN DON'T YOU GET!!!

Anonymous said...

This is fifty percent entertaining. But then again I'm extremely high right now

Anonymous said...

Seriously? You think this is vegan?

KathyF said...

Copying recipes from other sources word for word is bad. (http://www.indianfoodforever.com/vegetables/malai-kofta.html)

Copying recipes and labeling them as "vegan" when they're nothing of the sort is very, very bad.

Do the right thing and take this down.

Anonymous said...

what the heck! this isn't vegan.