It is one of my favorite dish after palak paneer. It consists of two things kofta-the fried vegetable ball and malai-the gravy in which kofta are soaked. I have used Vah re Vah chefs video to make this dish.
Ingredients for Kofta:-
(1).2 cup mixed vegetable.
Ingredients for Kofta:-
(1).2 cup mixed vegetable.
(2).1 boil potato
(3).2 table spoon cashew powder
(4).1 tsp garam Marsala
(5).pinch of turmeric powder
(6).1 tsp chili powder
(7).salt to taste
(8).2 tsp coriander powder
(9).half cup corn flour or corn meal
(10).3 finely chopped green chillies(optional)
(11).chopped coriander leaves(optional)
(12).half cup cooked rice(optional)
(13).oil for frying
Recipe for Kofta:
Boil the mixed vegetable, once cool down using muslin cloth squeeze out the excess water. Now in this squeezed mixed vegetable, add peeled & chopped boiled potato, 2 table spoon cashew powder, garam Marsala, turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder, salt, chopped green chillies, chopped coriander leaves, cooked rice and mix them well. Make small balls out of this mixture and roll them in the corn flour.
Now deep fry this balls on medium heat until they turn little bit golden brown. Put them on tissue paper to absorb extra oil. |
| Rolled Vegetetable Kofta |
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| Fried Vegetable Kofta |
Ingredients for Malai(Gravy):-
(1).One big or two small cut onion
(2).1 cut tomatoes
(3).1 tsp chili powder
(4).salt to taste.
(5).2 tsp coriander seed
(6).1 table spoon oil.
(7).half cup 2% milk
(8).2 table spoon cashew powder
(9).1tsp garam Marsala
(10). half cup water or vegetable broth
(11).pinch of turmeric powder
For decoration(optional):-
(1).shredded mozzarella cheese
(2).chopped coriander leaves
(3).8-10 pieces of Cashew halves
(4). Dried golden raisins.(found in Indian store)
Recipe for Malai(Gravy):
Turn on the stove and in nonstick pan add one table spoon oil and coriander seeds. Once seeds starts cracking add onion and salt. Saute for 2 minutes , now add tomatoes,red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala. Let it cook for 5 minutes until tomatoes and onion becomes translucent, if the resulting mixture is too thick add some water or vegetable broth. You can use the water from squeezed vegetable in gravy. Now take this raw gravy into mixture and make fine puree. Now add this puree back into slightly oiled non stick pan. Let it cook for 5 minutes or until bubble starts forming, at this point add milk and cashew powder and stir it well and cook this for another 2-3 minute and turn off the stove. After 5-7 minutes add the kofta in the gravy and sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese , coriander leaves, cashew halves and raisins for decoration.
Serve malai kofta curry with jeera rice or butter Nan, Paratha.
Tips:- You can eat just kofta with tea, coffee, ketchup or any chutney. You can just make the kofta and serve them as appetizer also. You can use the gravy to make other curry such as paneer and peace curry. Just cut paneer in cube size and take 2 cup frozen peas/peas & carrot and saute paneer, peas & carrots in non stick for 5-7 minutes by changing paneer side frequently. Add this into the malai/gravy , voila your new curry dish is ready.
(1).One big or two small cut onion
(2).1 cut tomatoes
(3).1 tsp chili powder
(4).salt to taste.
(5).2 tsp coriander seed
(6).1 table spoon oil.
(7).half cup 2% milk
(8).2 table spoon cashew powder
(9).1tsp garam Marsala
(10). half cup water or vegetable broth
(11).pinch of turmeric powder
For decoration(optional):-
(1).shredded mozzarella cheese
(2).chopped coriander leaves
(3).8-10 pieces of Cashew halves
(4). Dried golden raisins.(found in Indian store)
Recipe for Malai(Gravy):
Turn on the stove and in nonstick pan add one table spoon oil and coriander seeds. Once seeds starts cracking add onion and salt. Saute for 2 minutes , now add tomatoes,red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala. Let it cook for 5 minutes until tomatoes and onion becomes translucent, if the resulting mixture is too thick add some water or vegetable broth. You can use the water from squeezed vegetable in gravy. Now take this raw gravy into mixture and make fine puree. Now add this puree back into slightly oiled non stick pan. Let it cook for 5 minutes or until bubble starts forming, at this point add milk and cashew powder and stir it well and cook this for another 2-3 minute and turn off the stove. After 5-7 minutes add the kofta in the gravy and sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese , coriander leaves, cashew halves and raisins for decoration.
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| Kofta in Malai or Gravy |
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| Malai Kofta |
Serve malai kofta curry with jeera rice or butter Nan, Paratha.
Tips:- You can eat just kofta with tea, coffee, ketchup or any chutney. You can just make the kofta and serve them as appetizer also. You can use the gravy to make other curry such as paneer and peace curry. Just cut paneer in cube size and take 2 cup frozen peas/peas & carrot and saute paneer, peas & carrots in non stick for 5-7 minutes by changing paneer side frequently. Add this into the malai/gravy , voila your new curry dish is ready.
