How to make Malai Kofta Dhaba Style – Malai Kofta is a melt in your mouth Paneer kofta’s stuffed with cashews and raisins dipped in a rich, creamy, sweet and spicy gravy!! 🙂
Malai Kofta Recipe | Paneer Kofta – Dhaba Style !!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
Kofta Balls
- Paneer - 200 Gm Grated
- Boiled Potatoes - 1 Cup Mashed
- Khoya - 3 Tbsp Grated
- Salt - 1.5 Tsp
- Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder - 1.5 Tsp
- Corn Starch / Corn Flour - 1.5 Tbsp
- Green Cardamom / Elaichi Seed Powder - 3/4 Tsp
- Fennel Seed / Saunf Powder - 1/4 Tsp
- Black Pepper Powder - 1/4 Tsp
- Garam Masala - 1.5 Tsp
- Oil To Fry
To Sautee
- Oil - 1 Tbsp
- Cashews - 1 Tbsp
- Raisins - 1/2 Tbsp
For Paste
- Ghee - 2 Tbsp
- Cloves / Laung - 6
- Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi - 6
- Bay Leaf - 3
- Cinnamon Stick - 2 Inch
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1.5 Tbsp
- Onion Paste - 2 Cups
- Tomato - 5 Big Grinded in a mixer
For Gravy
- Butter - 1 Tsp
- Green Chillies - 3 Chooped
- Cashew Paste - 1/2 Cup
- Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder - 1 Tbsp
- Sugar - 1 Tsp
- Milk - 1 Cup
- Heavy Cream - 1/2 Cup
- Water - 2.5 Cups
- Kasoori Methi / Dried Fenugreek Leaves - 1 Tsp
- Garam Masala - 2 Tsp
- Salt - 1.5 Tsp
Instructions
- First Lets Sautee the Cashews and Raisins.
- In a pan on medium heat add oil.
- Once Oil is hot add Cashews and Raisins to it.
- Saute for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Drain on a tissue or absorbent paper and keep aside. We will use to as filling in our kofta's.
Kofta Balls
- To Make Kofta Balls, In a big bowl add all the ingredients listed under Kofta balls except Oil to fry.
- Mix all the ingredients well while mashing them as well. Make this mix in almost a dough.
- Take a small amonut of mix and roll it between your palms to make into round balls.
- Keep Aside.
Fry Kofta's
- In a Kadai or Wok take oil to fry and heat it on medium high flame.
- Once the oil is hot add the kofta balls to it.
- Keep rotating the oil on the kofta's to fry evenly.
- Cook till they are golden.
Paste
- In a big pan on medium high heat. Add Ghee , Cloves, Hari Elaichi, Bay Leaf and Cinnamon.
- Sautee till the oil is fragarant.
- Add Ginger Garlic Paste and cook for a minute.
- Now add onion paste. This onion paste is made by grinding onions in a mixer till they are a fine paste. Then remove the paste on a big absorbent paper or muslin cloth. Squeeze till the water is removed from the onion paste.
- Add this onion paste and cook till it is Light brown.
- Now add Grinded tomato Paste. Mix well.
- Cover this with a lid and cook for few minutes till the gravy thickens. About 4 to 6 minutes.
- Stir in between.
- Remove the Lid and let it cool down. Once Cooled grind it into a fine paste.
Gravy
- In the same big pan on medium high heat add Butter and Green Chillies. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add Paste prepared earlier to the pan.
- Turn the Flame to low now.
- Add Cashew Paste. Cashew paste is made by grinding cahews with a little milk. This paste should be of thick consistency.
- Now mix it well with the rest of the gravy and keep stirring continuously till the mix starts to become sticky and clumps together.
- Now turn the flame back to medium high heat.
- Now Add Kashmiri Red Chilli Pwder , Sugar, Milk and Cream. Mix well.
- Add water and mix well.
- Cook this mix till the gravy thickens. It will also become darker in color.
- Add Kasoori Methi, Garam Masala and Salt. Mix well.
- Turn the heat to Low.
- Now add the Fried Kofta Balls to the gravy and let it simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.