Malai Kofta Curry
Malai Kofta is a rich and creamy curry made from paneer / cottage cheese balls/ dumplings.
➤ Malai Kofta Curry Recipes
Ingredients
For malai kofta (cheese balls)
- 1 ltr Milk take full fat milk for better result
- 2 tbsp Vinegar
- 2 medium Boiled potatoes grate/mashed
- 1/2 cup Bread crumbs
- 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Coriander leaves finely chopped
- 1 Green Chilli finely chopped
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Milk powder or condensed milk
- 1/2 tsp Salt or as per taste
- 1 cup Oil for deep frying/ pan frying
For making gravy
- 4 - 5 tbsp Refined Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 3 - 4 Cloves
- 6 - 8 Black pepper
- 1/2 inch Cinnamon stick
- 4 Green Cardamom
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 2 medium Onion
- 2 medium Tomatoes
- 5 large Garlic pods
- 1/2 inch Ginger
- 8 - 10 Cashew nuts (take more if want more rich and creamy)
- 1 tsp Dried fenugreek leaves (Kasuri Methi) crushed to powder
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup Cream
- 2 tbsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 3/4 tsp Salt or as per taste
- 1 Water or as per required consistency
- 1/2 - 3/4 tsp Sugar
Instructions
Making paneer
- Boil milk. Once it starts boiling, add 2 tbsp vinegar to it. wait of 1 minute till milk curdles. If required add 1 tbsp vinegar more.
- Turn off gas and strain out paneer from the water with help of a strainer. Make sure it has small holes so that you will not loose any paneer. Or use muslin cloth for this step.
- Squeeze out all excess water from paneer and make it dry.