This is one of the main dish served in most of the restaurants and relished by everyone, either Vegetarian or Non- Vegetarian. I’m a big fan of this dish, it goes great with Rice and Indian Bread. Malai Kofta is prepared in two parts: First involves dumpling preparation & cooking, and the second part is making of amazing flavored creamy curry. You can either make dumplings in advance and later add to the curry. Or make both (dumplings & curry) at the same time. I also sometimes use Ikea Vegetable Balls to ease the process. These are the small vegetable dumplings and goes perfectly in the creamy curry. I use them when I need to make something fast and yet special. Vegetable Dumplings (or koftas) are round/oval-shaped balls made from potato, vegetable & paneer filling along with some aromatic spices. These are deep-fried and then added to the gravy. Basically, these Koftas are fried to give a crispy texture to the outer layer and are soft from inside. So when dipped in curry, they taste great. The Kofta (dumpling) is the most important part of the Malai Kofta dish. Making these dumplings is easy, the main challenge lies in frying. You can make dumplings in any of the two ways. First, by mixing potato, vegetables, and paneer together with some spices; and later making Koftas from the mixture. Or you can mix potato and vegetables together with some spices, and add the filling of paneer with nuts as an inner layer. For Frying: The best taste comes by deep-frying Koftas in the fryer, skillet, or frying pan. Or you can also use Appam Pan/Aebleskiver Pan to make Koftas.
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING MALAI KOFTA
STEP 1 - MAKE POTATO & PANEER DUMPLINGS: First make dumplings from potato and paneer mixture. You can shape them in any shape or size. You can also add inner filling in the dumplings. STEP 2 - FRY THE DUMPLINGS: Once dumplings are formed, then next step is to fry the dumplings. Place prepared dumplings in the hot oil and fry until all the sides are golden brown in color. STEP 4 - MAKE CURRY: Next step is to make a curry using Indian onion-tomato Masala (tadka) and add cream and cashew paste to make the curry creamier. STEP 5 - ADD DUMPLINGS IN CURRY: Once curry is prepared and just before serving add these dumplings or koftas in the curry. STEP 6 - ADJUST & SERVE: Finally adjust the seasoning and garnish with fennel seeds powder and chopped cashews.
RESTAURANT-STYLE SHAHI PANEER BUTTER PANEER KADHI PAKORA PALAK PANEER DAAL MAKHANI MATAR PANEER
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