MALAI KOFTA CURRY

INGEDIENTS :

For koftas:

Paneer/cottage cheese - 100 gms , grated

Potatoes ( boiled, peeled and grated) - 2 medium 

Red chili powder - ¼ tsp 

Cornflour -1 tbsp 

Garam masala - ¼ tsp 

Salt to taste

Badam milk mix - 1 tsp

For gravy:

Onions - 2 medium 

Ginger piece (grated and chopped ) - a small piece

Garlic cloves- 4-5 ( chopped roughly)

Tomato puree - 2 cups

Cashew paste -¼ cup

Red chili powder - ¾ tsp 

Garam masala - ¼ tsp

Water - 2 cups

Fresh cream - ¾  cup

Kasuri methi/dry fenugreek leaves - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

  

 Spices :

Bay leaf - 1 

Cinnamon - 1 

Black cardamom - 2

Green cardamom - 2

A pinch of mace

Cloves-2

To garnish:

Grated paneer/cheese - 1 tsp

Cream - 1 tsp

Coriander leaves - 2 tsps

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1. Mix all the ingredients for kofta in a mixing bowl. Make 8-10 medium sized balls gently and keep them aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan.Meanwhile, take 2 tbsp of corn flour on a plate, and roll these koftas on the flour.
3. Deep fry the kofta balls till golden. Drain on a kitchen towel and keep aside. 
4. Now, heat oil in a pan , add all the whole spices and fry till the fragrance rules out.
5. Then add garlic and ginger pieces and fry them for half a minute. Add onion  and fry till it gets transparent. Turn off the flame and allow it to cool down.
6. Then blend this mixture into a mixer coarsely and pour this back into the pan. 
7. Switch on the flame, add the tomato puree to onion paste and cook for 4-5 minutes. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala powder and mix well.
8. Cook covered for 7-10 minutes on medium flame and then uncovered for 3-4 minutes till the oil floats out.
9. Add cashew paste with water and bring it to boil, then simmer till the gravy thickens.
10. Now, simmer the flame and add cream gradually stirring the gravy. This step will ensure cream doesn’t curdle when added to the gravy. 
11. Finally, add crushed kasuri methi leaves and salt. Turn off the flame, gravy is ready to be served.

Serve hot with Roti / Naan.

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