Paneer Malai Kofta

Paneer Malai kofta

                          Malai kofta is a classic north indian dish from moghlai cuisine.Malai is the tomato based suace and kofta are deep fried with paneer and vegetables. This malai gives rich taste to this kofta.It goes well in all the retuarants for roti , chapathi and naan. Try this in your home and taste the rich taste of malai kofta as it is like in restuarants. Don't skip any of the below ingredients while doing malai kofta. Do as it is to get the same rich restuarant taste.

Ingredients:

Ingredients to make kofta:

• Potato - 2 (Boiled and mashed)
• Mixed vegetable - 1/2 cup (Boiled carrot, beans and peas)
• Paneer - 1/2 cup (Grated)
• Green chillies - 1 (finely chopped)
• Coriander Powder - 2 tsp
• Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
• Red chilli Powder - 3.4 tsp
• Cashew nuts - 1 tbsp (Chopped or Grated)
• Coriander Leaves - few (finely chopped)
• Corn Flour - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - As needed
• Oil - For Deep Frying

Ingredients to make malai suace:

• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Oinon - 1 (Finely chopped)
• Ginger-garlic Paste - 1 tsp
• Tomatoes - 3
• Tumeric Powder - 1/4 tsp 
• Jeera Powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander Powder - 2 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder - 3/4 tsp
• Garam masala Powder- 1/2 tsp
• Cashew nut paste - 2 tbsp 
• Fresh cream - 3 tbsp
• Salt - As needed

For seasoning:

• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Jeera seeds - 3/4 tsp

Method:

To make Kofta:

• Pressure cook or boil the vegetables. In a bowl, add the vegetables close it with a plate , add 1/2 cup of water in pressure cook , place the bowl inside the cooker, Top of the plate keep the potatoes and leave it to pressure cook for 2 whistle.

• After that put all the vegetables in a muslin cloth and squeeze out the excess water, mash the potatoes and keep aside.

• In a bowl , add all the above ingredients needed for making kofta and mix well. Divide the mixture equally and make small balls.

• Roll the balls with cornflour. Heat the oil and deep Fry the kofta's evenly and keep aside.

To make Malai Suace:

• Heat a tbsp of oil, add the chopped onions and suate it untill golden brown.

• Now add the ginger-garlic paste and suate it for 2 mins.

• After that add the tomatoes and suate it for another 5 mins.(Tomatoes should be cooked well).

• Add the turmeric Powder, Chilli powder, coriander powder, jeera powder, garam masala powder, salt and suate it until raw smell goes.

• After that allow it to cool, grind it in a mixer and keep aside.

• Now heat the oil in kadai add the jeera seeds , when it gets splutters and the ground paste and cook for 5 mins.

• Afte that add the cashew paste, fresh cream and a cup of water and boil together in a low flame to make complete malai suace.

• Add the koftas and switch off the flame.(After adding the koftas serve it immediately or else add the kofta's while serving).

• Serve this Paneer malai kofta with chapathi, naan, roti or pulao.

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