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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

Serves
4

Ingredients

Time
Prep 15 min · Cook 25 min · 40 min total
Difficulty
hard
  1. 1

    Boil the potatoes, cool, peel and grate them. Grate paneer. Wash all green chillies, deseed and chop them fine.

  2. 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. 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. 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. 5

    Add ginger paste, garlic paste, chopped green chillies, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt.

  6. 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. 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. 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.

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