Indian Malai Kofta Recipe
Serves: 4 | Prep Time: 20 min | Cook Time: 40 min
Ingredients
Koftas
1 Potato, shredded
1 Yellow Squash, shredded
1/2 Onion, shredded
1 large Serrano Chili, finely minced
1 cup Gram Flour (Basin)
1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
1 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
2 Garlic Cloves, finely minced
1 teaspoon Cumin Powder
1 teaspoon Ginger, minced
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
Curry
3 tablespoon Canola or Corn Oil
1 Onion, finely diced
1 large Serrano Chili, finely minced
4 Garlic Cloves, finely minced
1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
1 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
2 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Gram Flour (Basin)
1/4 teaspoon Sugar
1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
2 cup Water
2 tablespoon Cilantro, finely minced
Preparation
Koftas
- Shred potato, squash, and onion in a bowl and squeeze to extract the water and drain the extra water.
- Add serrano chili, gram flour, garlic, turmeric powder, garam masala, cumin, ginger, baking powder, and salt to the shredded vegetables.
- Mix the ingredients. The mixture should be thick and not runny. If the gram flour is not mixing properly, add one to two tablespoons of water as needed.
- Drop an ice cream spoon full of mixture in the deep frying pan filled with hot oil.
- Extract the Koftas from the oil when they turn brown in color and place them on a paper towel to let the extract extra oil drip.
Curry
- Add oil in the pan.
- Add onions and cook for about 2 min on high heat.
- Add garlic and chili.
- Cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add turmeric powder, garam masala, gram flour, salt and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until the onions and garlic turn golden brown.
- Add water, whipping cream, sugar and simmer on medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes until 25% of the curry evaporates and the curry condenses to 75% of its original volume.
- Add the Koftas and Cilantro to the curry and cook for 2 minutes.
Serving
Serve with Naans or Roti, preferably Garlic Naans.
