Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, malai kofta. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Malai means cream and kofta are fried balls. So malai kofta literally translates to koftas dunked in a creamy sauce. It is a popular Indian vegetarian dish in which potato paneer balls are served with a.

Malai kofta is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Malai kofta is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook malai kofta using 23 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Malai kofta:

1. Make ready 2 cups grated lauki
2. Make ready 5 tablespoon gram flour
3. Make ready 2 tablespoon rice flour
4. Take 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
5. Take 1 green chilli finely chopped
6. Get 1/2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
7. Make ready 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
8. Get As needed Oil for deep frying
9. Make ready to taste Salt
10. Get for gravy
11. Make ready 2 medium tomatoes
12. Prepare 2 tablespoons cashew nuts soaked in water for 20 minutes
13. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
14. Get 1/2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
15. Make ready 2 medium onions, finely chopped
16. Get 1 teaspoon coriander powder
17. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
18. Get 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
19. Take 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
20. Take 1/4 cup thick curd
21. Get 3/4 cup water
22. Prepare 2 tablespoon oil
23. Make ready to taste Salt

Malai = Heavy cream Kofta = meatballs. Malai Kofta - deep-fried paneer and potato balls, dunked in a creamy-smooth onion tomato based gravy! Once you taste this curry you will make it again. Malai Kofta is a popular Indian vegetarian side dish made with kofta balls dunked in creamy tomato based gravy.

Steps to make Malai kofta:

1. Peel and grate lauki. Squeeze out the water completely and keep that water for making gravy.
2. Take squeezed grated lauki in a large bowl.add gram flour, rice flour, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, finely chopped green chilli, finely chopped onion and salt.
3. Mix all ingredients well. Mixture should have a thick consistency to make round shaped balls. If it is watery then add 1-2 teaspoon gram flour and mix. Do not keep this mixture idle for long time since lauki releases water over time and it will make mixture soggy and you will not be able to make kofta balls.
4. Meanwhile heat the oil in kadai for deep frying,grease your hand with some oil. Take small portion and make round balls.
5. By the time, oil should be hot enough to fry. Drop the kofta carefully into hot oil and fry it till they are golden brown from all the sides. Keep moving the koftas.
6. Once kofta are brown from all the sides remove them on paper towel lined plate.
7. Take all ingredients for paste (onion,tomato,ginger, garlic, green chilli) in grinder.
8. Grind into a smooth paste.
9. Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add whole spices. Fry it, till you get nice aroma of the spices.
10. Then add prepared ground paste.
11. Cook it till all the moisture evaporates and oil start to leave from the sides.do stir in between.
12. Add turmeric powder,red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and salt.
13. Mix it well and cook for a minute.
14. Then add lauki water to make the gravy consistency.
15. Lower the heat and then add whisked yogurt.
16. Add immediately stir it well till everything is mixed.
17. Add garam masala and kasoori methi. Mix it well.
18. Add kofta, stir gently and serve.

Serve them with Naan bread or homemade flatbread! Malai Kofta is a classic North Indian dish originated from the Mughlai cuisine. Malai refers to the cream and koftas are deep fried paneer and vegetable dumplings in rich and creamy tomato gravy. Vegan malai kofta is a delicious Indian dish. Malai kofta is a delicious and rich main dish.

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