
Malai Kofta Curry
Raisins, tomato puree and mawa come together in this South Asian curry, fragrant with turmeric and chilli and deep-fried until golden.
40 min · Serves 4 · Takes some skill
Ingredients
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 15 min · Cook 25 min · 40 min total
- hard
- 1
Boil the potatoes, cool, peel and grate them. Grate paneer. Wash all green chillies, deseed and chop them fine.
- 2
Peel onions, cut them into halves and boil with a cup of water for ten minutes. Drain excess water, cool onions and grind them into a smooth paste.
- 3
Mix mashed potatoes, paneer, two chopped green chillies, cornflour and salt. Mix well. Divide into sixteen equal sized balls. Stuff raisins into them.
- 4
Deep fry in hot oil until slightly coloured. Drain and keep aside. Heat oil in a kadai. Add boiled onion paste and cook for five minutes.
- 5
Add ginger paste, garlic paste, chopped green chillies, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt.
- 6
Cook for a minute. Add tomato puree and red chilli powder and cook on medium flame for eight to ten minutes or till oil separates from the masala.
- 7
Mix mawa in two cups of water and add to the gravy. Bring it to a boil and simmer for ten minutes on a slow flame.
- 8
Stir occasionally. Stir in fresh cram and garam masala powder. Place warm koftas in a serving dish and pour hot gravy on top and serve.
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.


