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Making time: 45 minutes
Makes: 10 koftas with gravy

Ingredients for Malai Kofta:

Gravy:

• 125 gms. cream
  
• 75 gms. khoya or paneer
  
• 150 ml. milk
  
• 50 gms. cashewnuts
  
• 3 tsp. white pepper powder.
  
• 2 1/2 tsp. sugar
  
• 2 tsp. grated ginger
  
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg powder
  
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
  
• 1 tsp. garlic crushed
  
• 1" cinnamon
  
• 6 cloves
  
• 6 cardamoms
  
• salt to taste
  
• 3 tbsp. ghee

Kofta:

• 50 gms. khoya
  
• 50 gms. paneer
  
• 5 medium potatoes
  
• 20 gms. cashewnuts
  
• 20 gms. raisins
  
• 4-5 green chillies chopped fine
  
• 1/2 tsp. ginger grated
  
• 1 tsp. coriander chopped
  
• 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
  
• salt to taste

Garnish:

• 1 tbsp. grated cheese or paneer
  
• 1 tbsp. chopped coriander

Directions for making Malai Kofta:

Koftas:

1. Boil the potatoes, peel and smash them.
2. Mix together all the ingredients except raisins and cashews.
3. Take a ping-pong ball sized dough in hand. Flatten.
4. Place 2-3 cashews and raisins in the centre and shape into a ball.
   
5. Repeat for remaining dough. Keep aside.

Gravy:

1. Roast the cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and cloves together.
   
2. Dry grind and keep aside. Wet grind all the other ingredients, except ghee, to a paste.
   
3. Heat ghee in a skillet, add powdered spices and fry for 2-3 seconds.
   
4. Add paste and fry further for 5-7 minutes stirring well.
   
5. Add 2 cups water and simmer on low for 15 minutes.
   
6. Warm the koftas either in the oven or on the tava. Optional: You can deep fry the koftas also.
   
7. To serve place warm koftas in a casserole.
   
8. Either pour boiling hot gravy on the koftas or pour and bake in hot oven of 5 minutes.
   
9. Garnish with grated cheese and chopped coriander.
   
10. Serve hot with naan or parathas.
11. Enjoy your Malai Kofta. Hope you love this Indian recipe.