Malai Kofty

Malai Kofty

Ingredients

• 250 gm or 2 cups Potatoes boiled and mashed
• 200 gm Cottage cheese grated
• ½ Egg beaten
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped
• ¾ tsp All spice
• ½ tsp Chili powder
• 2 tbsp Mint leaves chopped
• 2 tbsp Flour (to coat koftas)
• 3 tbsp Flour

Ingredients for Gravy

• 1 large Onion (grinded)
• 10 Cashew nuts
• ½ cup Yogurt
• ½ cup Fresh cream
• ½ cup Milk
• ½ cup Oil
• 1 tsp Chili powder
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp All spice
• 1 tsp Dry Fenugreek Leaves
• ½ tsp Green cardamom grinded
• 2 tbsp Melon seeds

Method for kofta

1. Mix 200 gm grated cheese, 250 gm mashed potatoes, 2 tbsp finely chopped mint leaves, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp chili powder, ¾ tsp all spice and 3 tbsp flour with ½ beaten egg, mix well and make into balls, roll each ball in dry flour. Deep fry 3 to 4 koftas at a time and keep aside.
2. Method for Gravy, Heat ½ cup oil, add 1 large grinded onion and cook on low flame for 5 minutes. Add 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp chili powder, 1 tsp all spice, with ¼ cup water and fry well, then add 2 tbsp grinded melon seeds and 10 cashew nut paste with ½ cup yogurt, fry for 5 minutes, now add ½ cup cream and ½ cup milk with 1 ½ cup of water for gravy.
3. Add dry fenugreek leaves and boil for 2 minutes, lastly add ½ tsp green cardamom powder and fried koftas, simmer for just 1 minute, remove in a dish, serve garnish with coriander leaves.