Saturday, January 8, 2022

Malai kofta



Ingredients:

For Kofta

1 pack paneer

2 boiled potatoes

1tsp crushed black pepper

Cilantro chopped

Corn flour 

Salt

For Gravy:

1tsp jeera

1piece cinnamon

tej patta - 2-3

3-4 green cardamom

1 black cardamom

3-4 cloves

2-4 garlic

1/2 inch ginger

2 green chilli

 onion 1 big or 2 small, roughly chopped

4-5 small tomatoes roughly chopped

Salt

Cashews 1/2 cup

Whipped cream 2-4 tbsp 

Ghee - 2tsp

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder

1tsp haldi

1tsp garam masala

1tsp coriander powder

1tsp sugar


Method:

Kofta:

Grate paneer, grate boiled potato’s, add crushed black pepper, cilantro, salt, corn flour..mix everything make balls..air fryer spray 350 for 4 minutes, 400 for 4–8 minutes ..turning every 2 minutes until golden brown

Alternatively you can deep fry, try 1, if it brakes in oil add more corn flour for binding.


Gravy:

Take oil, add jeera, cinnamon, tej patta,3-4 green cardamom, 1 black cardamom, 3-4 cloves, garlic, ginger, green chilli, sauté for a minute, now add roughly chopped onion 1 big or 2 small, sauté till it is slightly brown. Add 4-5 small tomatoes roughly chopped, add salt and cook till tomatoes are cooked. Let the mixture cool. Remove all the whole spices and discard it. Soak cashews in water. Grind the mixture to paste. Keep it aside. Once we use it, add water to jar and then Grind cashews to paste. 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder, 1tsp haldi, 1tsp garam masala, 1tsp coriander powder. Take ghee in the same pan, add the dry masala powder, sauté and add 1/2 cup water so it doesn’t burn. Now add the ground masala paste, add water in jar. Grind cashews and add it. Add some more water. Add kasturi methi. Let it cook for 8 minutes. Now add chopped cilantro. Add whipped cream and cook for 2 minutes. Adjust salt accordingly. If you like sweet taste add some sugar. Gravy is ready. Add the kofta to the gravy just before serving.