Malai Kofta - Veggie dumplings in creamy tomato sauce
Malai Kofta curry is a delicious dish made of vegetable dumplings in a rich and creamy tomato sauce , best served with rice or naan or bread
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 240kcal
Ingredients
For Kofta
- 2 potatoes boiled and mashed
- 1 cup paneer crumbled
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- ½ tsp garam masala powder
- ½ tsp chaat masala or amchur powder optional
- 2 tsp corn flour
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup coriander leaves finely chopped
- 2 cups oil to deep fry
For gravy
- 1 onion extra large chopped
- 4 to 5 tomatoes medium sized choped
- 10 -12 cashews soaked in ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp jeera
- 1 tsp red chilli powder Kashmiri chilli
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp amchur (dried mango) powder or chaat masala
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cloves
- ½ inch cinnamon stick
- 4 cardamom
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ cup coriander leaves chopped
- 2 tbsp whipping cream
- 2 tbsp fenugreek leaves dried kasuri methi (fenu greek leaves)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
To make koftas.
- Boil and mash the potatoes.
- Add crumbled paneer to the potatoes and mix well.
- Add the spices red chilli powder, garam masala, amchur powder (optional), along with corn flour and chopped coriander leaves and mix well .
- Form small round balls and keep aside or in a refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the veggie balls .Alternatively you could cook it in an appe-pan with very little oil.
To make the gravy
- Take a deep bottomed vessel and add the butter and oil to it.
- Add the spices cumin seeds, bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom to it.
- Next add chopped onions and sautee well.
- Add ginger garlic paste and sautee till the raw smell is gone.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and cook it well for about 15 to 20 minutes till it leaves oil from the sides.
- Fish out the whole spices and grind the onion and tomato to a fine paste when cooled.
- Grind the cashews and milk to a fine paste and keep aside.
- In the same pan , add a little oil and add the red chilli powder , coriander powder garam masala , amchur powder and the onion tomato paste and mix well.
- Add the sugar and salt to taste.
- Add the cashew paste and mix well .
- Add the whipping cream and the dried and powdered fenugreek leaves .
- Turn off flame and transfer to serving bowl
- Add the dumplings to the gravy just before serving .
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and whipped cream .
- Enjoy it with bread or rice !
Nutrition
Serving: 45g | Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 621mg | Potassium: 425mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 793IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 165mg | Iron: 1mg
