Malai Kofta Recipe

This malai kofta recipe uses minimum ghee or butter or oil to cook but gives a taste similar to that of a restaurant dish.

Malai Kofta recipe in hindi (translated by google.com)

Recipe type: Low fat, cholesterol free
Preparation time: 45 minute

Ingredients For Kofta

• Reduced fat paneer (Cheese), 100 g, crushed
• Potatoes 5 medium size, steamed or baked and smashed.
• Onion, 1 chopped
• Green peas, 1 Tbsp
• Raisins 1/2 Tbsp
• Green chilies, 5 finely chopped
• Ginger root, 1 inch crushed
• Coriander leaves, 1/2 Tbsp chopped
• Lime/lemon juice, fresh, 2 tsp
• Red chili powder, 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste

Ingredients For Malai Kofta Gravy

• Skim Cream, 125 g
• Reduced fat Paneer (Cheese), 50 g, crushed
• Skim milk 100g
• Skim yogurt, 1/2 cup
• Onion, 1 chopped
• Ginger root, 1 inch crushed
• Garlic, 2-3 cloves crushed
• Coriander leaves, 1/2 Tbsp chopped

Spices For Malai Kofta

Spices for Gravy

• Red chili powder, 1 tsp
• Garam masala, 1 tsp
• Coriander powder, 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp
• Cardamom pods, 2, remove shell.
• Salt to taste
• Canola oil, 1 Tbsp

Spices for Garnishing:

• Reduced fat Paneer, 1 Tbsp grated
• Chopped Coriander leaves, 1/2 Tbsp chopped.
• Skim cream, 1/2 Tbsp

Preparation

1. Kofta
   Mix together all the ingredients except raisins. Make small balls (kofta) putting 2-3 raisins in the center. Put the kofta in an oven, preheated to a temperature of 150 deg C for 3-5 minutes.
   
   
2. Gravy
   • In a bowl take yogurt and mix well all the spices for gravy to make a yogurt-spices paste and keep aside.
   • Mix the gravy ingredients (except coriander leaves) in a grinder and grind to a paste.
   • Heat a non-stick skillet and add oil. When the oil becomes hot, add yogurt-spices paste and fry on medium heat with stirring till a mesh type texture results and the oil separates out, about 5 minutes. Add the paste of previous step and fry for 5-7 minutes, stirring well. Add 1.5 cups water and simmer for 10 minutes. Mix chopped coriander leaves.
3. Place the koftas in a bowl and pour gravy over them.
4. Garnish malai kofta with some paneer and chopped coriander.