What to do if you see unexpected guests at home for dinner? You can either order food or cook something that takes less time. I have a simple and quick recipe for dinner - Malai Kofta. This veggie kofta takes less time and is delicious. Please do not think this malai kofta would be a heavy dish like the one you get in restaurants. This malai kofta curry recipe is very simple and very light. Anyone can eat it.
So how to make Malai Kofta? Well let’s first know the ingredients and then read the method.
Ingredients For Kofta:
Grated Paneer/Cottage Cheese: 200gms
White Refined flour/All purpose flour (Maida): 2 tbsp
Baking Powder: a pinch
Finely chopped Green Chillies: As per taste
Chopped coriander: 2 tbsp
Oil- 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Ingredients for Gravy:
Onions: 1 large
*Boiled and peeled tomatoes: 4
Garlic: 4-5 cloves
Green chillies: As per taste
Ginger: 1 piece
Coriander seeds: 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds (Jeera): 1 tbsp
Cinnamon (Dalchini): 1 stick
Cloves: 2
*You can either use tomato puree available in the market or make it at home. For home made puree, microwave the tomatoes for 3-4 minutes. Peel them and blend them to make puree. You can also boil them in a pressure cooker but microwave makes it easier and takes less time.
Blend the above gravy ingredients in a blender and keep aside.
For final gravy:
Milk: 1 cup
Fresh Cream: ¼ cup cream
Preparing Koftas:
Grate the paneer finely. If you think it is hard, microwave it a little so that it becomes soft. Add Maida, baking powder, green chillies, coriander leaves and salt to it. Make dough by mixing the ingredients finely. Now make small balls of it and press them very little to make koftas.
Take a microwave container and grease it with oil. Place the koftas in it, cover it and microwave for 1-1.5 minutes. Leave it in microwave. You will see that the colour of the koftas will change to off-white.
Preparing gravy:
You can either make the gravy in microwave or in a wok/pan. I prefer cooking it in a pan. Take very little oil in a pan and let it heat. Add the blended mixture in it. Let it cook for 5 minutes. Now add milk to it. When it starts boiling, add the cream and turn off the gas. The gravy will become thick and of a very light orange shade or you can say a little more than off-white shade. Add the koftas to it. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Tips:
Do not add turmeric powder to the gravy else you will not get that off-white colour.
Market made purees are too red in colour and may not give you the desired colour of the dish.
When blending the gravy ingredients, add everything except tomatoes. Once the spices are done finely, add the tomatoes. Alternatively, you can prepare the tomato puree separately and add it in the wok later when the mixture is done.
Once you add the cream, do not let the gravy boil. You can use fresh cream available in the market or use the one at home. Take out the cream from milk and mix it thoroughly to make a smooth paste. Add little milk to it if it is hard. Make it very smooth so that it mixes easily in the gravy.
It might take some time to make this dish when you try it for the first time. But after that you will be able to make it in minutes. And it tastes really good.
Try it at home and write your feedback.
So how to make Malai Kofta? Well let’s first know the ingredients and then read the method.
Ingredients For Kofta:
Grated Paneer/Cottage Cheese: 200gms
White Refined flour/All purpose flour (Maida): 2 tbsp
Baking Powder: a pinch
Finely chopped Green Chillies: As per taste
Chopped coriander: 2 tbsp
Oil- 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Ingredients for Gravy:
Onions: 1 large
*Boiled and peeled tomatoes: 4
Garlic: 4-5 cloves
Green chillies: As per taste
Ginger: 1 piece
Coriander seeds: 2 tbsp
Cumin seeds (Jeera): 1 tbsp
Cinnamon (Dalchini): 1 stick
Cloves: 2
*You can either use tomato puree available in the market or make it at home. For home made puree, microwave the tomatoes for 3-4 minutes. Peel them and blend them to make puree. You can also boil them in a pressure cooker but microwave makes it easier and takes less time.
Blend the above gravy ingredients in a blender and keep aside.
For final gravy:
Milk: 1 cup
Preparing Koftas:
Grate the paneer finely. If you think it is hard, microwave it a little so that it becomes soft. Add Maida, baking powder, green chillies, coriander leaves and salt to it. Make dough by mixing the ingredients finely. Now make small balls of it and press them very little to make koftas.
Take a microwave container and grease it with oil. Place the koftas in it, cover it and microwave for 1-1.5 minutes. Leave it in microwave. You will see that the colour of the koftas will change to off-white.
You can either make the gravy in microwave or in a wok/pan. I prefer cooking it in a pan. Take very little oil in a pan and let it heat. Add the blended mixture in it. Let it cook for 5 minutes. Now add milk to it. When it starts boiling, add the cream and turn off the gas. The gravy will become thick and of a very light orange shade or you can say a little more than off-white shade. Add the koftas to it. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Tips:
Do not add turmeric powder to the gravy else you will not get that off-white colour.
Market made purees are too red in colour and may not give you the desired colour of the dish.
When blending the gravy ingredients, add everything except tomatoes. Once the spices are done finely, add the tomatoes. Alternatively, you can prepare the tomato puree separately and add it in the wok later when the mixture is done.
It might take some time to make this dish when you try it for the first time. But after that you will be able to make it in minutes. And it tastes really good.
Try it at home and write your feedback.
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