Malai Kofta Recipe
				20 mins
				2-3 people
				15 mins
Malai Kofta
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    FOR KOFTA  | 
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    1 CUP GRATED PANEER  | 
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    1/2 CUP MAWA  | 
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    1 TBSP CORN FLOUR  | 
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    2 TBSP FRESH BREAD CRUMBS 1 TBSP BOILED POTATO  | 
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    SALT 1 TSP  | 
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    CARDAMOM POWDER 1TSP MACE POWDER ½ TSP  | 
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    FOR STUFFING  | 
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    1 TSP CHOPPED GINGER  | 
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    1 TSP CHOPPED GREEN CHILLIES  | 
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    1 1/2TBSP PANEER CRUMBLED  | 
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    1 TBSP FRIED CHOPPED CASHEWNUTS  | 
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    1 TBSP FRIED CHOPPED KISHMISH  | 
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    1 TBSP BOILED POTATO MASH  | 
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    SALT TO TASTE  | 
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    CARDAMOM POWDER 1/2TSP MACE POWDER ¼ TSP RED CHILLI POWDER ½ TSP  | 
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    OIL FOR DEEP FRYING  | 
   
    
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    FOR GRAVY  | 
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    1 TBSP OIL  | 
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    1 TBSP GHEE  | 
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    3 GREEN CARDAMOM  | 
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    2 BLACK CARDAMOM  | 
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    3 CLOVES  | 
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    1 BAYLEAF  | 
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    1 CINNAMON  | 
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    2 MEDIUM SLICED ONIONS FRIED BROWN AND MADE INTO A PASTE  | 
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    2 TBSP GINGER GARLIC CHILLY PASTE  | 
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    1/2 CUP FRIED SOAKED CASHEWNUTS  | 
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    1 TSP KASHMIRI CHILLY POWDER  | 
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    1 TSP TURMERIC POWDER  | 
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    1 1/2 TSP CORIANDER POWDER  | 
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    SALT TO TASTE  | 
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    ½ CUP TOMATO PUREE CANNED  | 
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    1 TBSP CUP MAWA  | 
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    2 TBSP CREAM  | 
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    1/4 TSP ELAICHI JAVITRI POWDER  | 
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    1 TSP KASOORI METHI  | 
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    1 TSP GARAM.MASALA  | 
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    FOR GARNISH  | 
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    1 TBSP THICK MALAI  | 
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    METHOD  | 
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    FOR KOFTA  | 
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    ON A CLEAN AND SANITIZED TABLE OR THALI GRATE PANEER AND USING YOUR PALM MASH TILL PANEER BECOMES FLUFFY  | 
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    ADD FRESH BREAD CRUMBS AND BOILED POTATO MASH AND CONTINUE MIXING TILL IT BECOMES HOMOGENISED MIXTURE  | 
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    MIX IN REST OF THE KOFTA INGREDIENTS AMD LEAVE IT ASIDE  | 
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    FOR STUFFING DEEP FRY THE CASHEWNUTS AND RAISINS  | 
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    CHOP THEM UP WITH GINGER AND GREEN CHILLIES  | 
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    ADD BOILED POTATO MASH AND PANEER AND MIX TOGETHER ALONG WITH SALT RED CHILLI POWDER , CARDAMOM AND MACE POWDER  | 
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    STUFF THE MIXTURE IN PANEER MIXTURE AND SHAPE KOFTA INTO ROUND AND CYLINDERICAL SHAPES AND DEEP FRY ON MEDIUM TO HIGH HEAT TILL CRISP. PLEASE BE VERY GENTLE HERE.  | 
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    FOR GRAVY  | 
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    HEAT OIL AND GHEE IN A THICK BOTTOM PAN  | 
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    ADD WHOLE GARAM MASALA AND ALLOW IT TO CRACKLE  | 
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    ADD GINGER AND GARLIC PASTE AND COOK IT AFTER ADDING A LITTLE WATER  | 
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    ADD KASHMIRI CHILLY POWDER, TURMERIC POWDER AND CORIANDER POWDER AND COOK FURTHER ADD YOGHURT AND COOK TILL OIL COMES OUT. ADD TOMATO PUREE AND COOK WELL  | 
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    ADD BROWN ONION PASTE AND SALT AND COOK TILL TOMATOES ARE FULLY DISLOVED  | 
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    ADD BROWN CASHEW PASTE AND COOK.FURTHER FOR 5 MIN  | 
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    ADD KHOYA ANDGARAM MASALA POWDER COOK VERY WELL STRAIN THE GRAVY AND BRING THE STARINED GRAVY BACK TO THE FLAME  | 
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    ADJUST THE CONSISTENCY OF GRAVY WITH LITTLE HOT WATER, ADJUST THE SEASONING IF REQUIRED  | 
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    ADD CREAM, BUTTER AND SIMMER THE GRAVY, ADD KASOORI METHI, AND ELAICHI JAVITRI POWDER PLACE THE KOFTA IN THE GRAVY FOR ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES AND THEN START SERVING  | 
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    PLACE HOT KOFTA IN A SERVING BOWL, TOP IT UP RICH GRAVY, GARNISH IT WITH THICK MALAI AND CRUMBLED KHOYA AND CORAINDER SPRIGS 
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