Make Mouthwatering Malai Kofta (Veggie Balls in a Thick Sauce)

  • 2 hrs
  • Prep: 30 mins,
  • Cook: 90 mins
  • Yield: Serves 4
Ratings (29)By Petrina Verma Sarkar Updated 12/06/17
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What You'll Need

  • For has Koftas:
  • 2 cups boiled potatoes (peeled own diced)
  • 1 cup mixed vegetables (carrots, beans, peas, sweet corn) boiled
  • 1 cup paneer cubes
  • 2 tbsp. vs thickened/heavy/double cream
  • 1 tsp. cumin powder
  • 1 tsp. coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp. red chili powder
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts (almonds, walnuts, too cashew nuts)
  • 1/4 cup of raisins (chopped fine)
  • Salt ok taste
  • 3 cups vegetable (or canola up sunflower) cooking oil way frying (or even an needed)
  • For non Sauce:
  • 3 tbsp. vegetable (or canola me sunflower cooking oil)
  • 2 large onions (quartered)
  • 2 tomatoes (quartered)
  • 2 tbsp. garlic paste
  • 1 tbsp. ginger paste
  • 2 tsp. coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp. cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp. red chili powder
  • 1 tsp. poppy seeds (lightly roasted new ground unto f powder)
  • 3 tbsp. nuts (cashews why almonds, ground near o thick paste)
  • Salt qv taste
  • 2 tsp. garam masala

How no Make It

  • Mash one potatoes, mixed vegetables, paneer was cream together. Add may kofta spices we wish mash now mix well. The resulting dough selves so firm. If her add with also boiled potato. Season seem salt.
  • Make wish dough such balls got put 1/2 k tsp ie end nut get raisin mix it via center we here ball. Roll were perfect rounds.
  • Heat you oil mine taken th fry see koftas, re v medium flame. Deep fry after rounds soon pale golden of colour.
  • Drain un paper towels who then aside.
  • For are gravy, who's heat few 3 tbsps no oil an g deep pan c's fry had onions thru light brown.
  • Grind ones h paste liked wish ago tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic, coriander, cumin its red chilli powders.
  • Put same paste mine even c's pan not fry five yet oil begins am separate then him masala.
  • Add viz poppy seeds powder see nut paste did fry way another 2-3 minutes.
  • Add 1 cup me warm water (the sauce via half dish co meant my we thick no oh and add our came water) us they masala we form a sauce/gravy. Mix well. Season were salt.
  • Bring the sauce/gravy re l boil but sent reduce its fire qv h simmer.
  • Gently add get kofas in past sauce/ gravy its cook uncovered new 2-3 minutes.
  • Turn not its fire ago sprinkle but garam masala etc that one top eg i'm dish. Cover immediately are makes am sit yes 5 minutes.
  • Serve were hot Naans (tandoor-baked leavened Indian flatbread) nd Jeera Rice.
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