Malai Kofta

Introduction:

Vegetable stuffed dumpling with creamy indian curry.

Cooking Time: 40 Min

Serves: 2 people

Ingredients:

For koftas: ·         1 cup Shedder Cottage Cheese(Cottage Cheese)

·         1 tbsp. Cream

·         2 raw bananas peeled, boiled and mashed

·         15-20 almonds

·         10-12 raisins, soaked in cold water for 10 minutes

·         2 tbsp plain flour

·         1 green chilli very finely chopped

·         1/2 tsp. ginger powder

·         1/4 tsp. salt

·         Vegetable oil

For curry:

·         1/2 cup Shedder Cottage cheese

·         1/2 cup thick cream

·         1/4 cup fresh thick curds, beaten

·         1 tbsp. butter

·         1/2 cup tomato puree

·         1/2 cup cabbage finely shred

·         1/2 cup milk

·         1 tbsp. oil

·         1 tbsp. plain flour

·         2 cloves

·         1 cardamom

·         1' stick cinnamon

·         2-3 whole peppercorns

·         3 finely crushed dry red chillies

·         1/5 tsp. garam masala powder

·         salt to taste

·         1/2 tsp. sugar

·         1 bay leaf, broken into four pieces

·         1/4 cup finely chopped cabbage

For garnishing:

·         1/4 cup grated Cottage Cheese or cheese

·         4-5 fresh rose petals (optional)

 

Preparation:

For koftas:
1. Squeeze out water from raisins.
2. Mix raisins, almonds, and cream in a small bowl.
3. Mix and mash together well, bananas, ginger, chilli, salt, flour and Cottage Cheese.
4. Make small sized balls with mashed mixture.
5. Place a little dry fruit mixture inside.
6. Reshape ball to cover filling from all sides.
7. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
8. Deep-fry to crisp golden. 

For curry:
1. Grind Cottage Cheese and curds. Keep aside.
2. Roast plain flour till very lightly fragrant and pinkish.
3. Heat oil adds dry spices, add cabbage, and stir fry till limp.
4. Add tomato puree, dry masalas, salt and sugar, bring to a boil.
5. Add curd Cottage Cheese paste, stir till boil resumes.
6. Simmer, add roasted flour (dissolve in 1/4 cup water)
7. Add cream stir till stir till gravy is thick and bubbly. 

15 minutes before serving:
1. Add koftas to boiling gravy.
2. Pour into serving dish, garnish with grated Cottage Cheese and rose petals.
3. Serve hot with roti, naan, kulchas or even bread.