A North Indian specialty where cottage cheese is delicately spiced and simmered in a Creamy Sauce.
Recipe source – Vahrehvah
You need –
- For the Kofta
- Paneer /cottage cheese – 1/2 cup, grated
- Potato –2 large, boiled and mashed
- Green chili –1, minced
- Coriander leaves – finely chopped, 2 tablespoons
- Garam masala – 1/4 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
- Corn flour – for coating the koftas
- For the gravy
- Onion –1 medium, finely chopped
- Ginger-garlic paste -1 teaspoon
- Tomato – 2 medium sized tomatoes, Chopped
- Turmeric powder -1/4 teaspoon
- Coriander powder – 3 teaspoon
- Red chili powder – 1.5 teaspoons or to taste
- Cumin seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
- Garam masala powder – 1/2 teaspoon
- Dried fenugreek leaves – 1 teaspoon
- Fresh Cream -1/4 cup
- Cashew nut – 30 grams, soaked in water
- Salt to taste
- Oil as required
How to –
Kofta
In bowl, put all the ingredients under “For Kofta” and make a lump free and soft dough (Do not add any water). Make equal sized ball and roll them on the corn flour to coat.
Heat oil in deep frying pan and fry them till golden brown/light brown. Remove and drain on kitchen paper. Set aside.
Gravy
Heat oil in a pan. Add the onions and cook till soft. Tip the ginger-garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell is gone. Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, chili powder and cook till the oil start to separate.
Now add the tomatoes and cook till it mushy. Turn off the heat and once the onion-tomato mixture is cool, blend into a smooth paste.
Heat the sauce pan, add 2 teaspoons of oil. Add the cumin seeds and allow to crackle. Add the onion-tomato paste, fenugreek leaves. 1/2 cup and salt to taste and cook for 3-4 minutes.
Add the cashew paste, cream and water if needed to adjust the consistency and bring to a gentle simmer. Add the Koftas and turn off the heat. Sprinkle the chopped coriander leaves and garam masala. Cover and allow to sit for a few minutes before serving.
Serve with Flavored rice or Indian flat bread.
Please note – The original recipe uses shahi jeera instead of cumin seeds. Since I didn’t have them I used cumin seeds.
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Creamy and super delicious kofta…tempting clicks
tempting delicious koftas….superb clicks
YUM yumm koftas and creamy gravy.Wish I got some flat bread to go with it.
Adipoli. Look delicious.
That sauce looks so creamy. Hungry for some!
So luscious……excellent preparation.
Love this creamy kofta curry with dumplings of potato and cheese…heavenly!
Excellent Rekha. Perfect koftas and pictures. Love it
On-going event: Dish it out: coconut and sugar/salt
Nice and love the koftas. Somehow we seldom use paneer because its more of tofu. Definitely loving the roll in the yummy delicious spicy curry. I am not a big fan of curries but my other will simply love love it very much.
Beautifully pictured koftas Rekha !! Nice creamy gravy,… mmmm… btw I love this oval bowl you have, have been eyeing this for quite a long time now 😛 .. 🙂
Look so delicious, creamy, perfect, inviting,….it superb
Love the creamy inviting and delicious kofta balls.. Mouthhwatering..
my fav kofta.. love it
Yummy koftas! And the gravy looks so rich and comforting 🙂
Awesome work, looks yummmmilious…great clicks as well. Nice virtual treat. 🙂
Incredible and ur picture itself speaks a lot.. Cant take my eyes from ur droolworthy Malai Kofta..