Delicious Malai Kofta
What is Malai Kofta?
Malai Kofta is a popular dish in India. Malai means “creamy” and Kofta means “fried balls”. The vegetarian balls are made with potato and paneer and it’s served in a rich, creamy sauce.
The Sauce
For the sauce it is cooked very similarly to the creamy sauce you find in Butter Chicken or Paneer Makhani. It is a tomato based sauce cooked with cashew nuts and spices with the addition of fresh cream. The sauce is cooked and blended until smooth.
Potato, Paneer Koftas
These Koftas are so delicious I could eat it all on it’s own. It is usually made with minimal spice as it is added to the sauce which is already spicy enough, Potatoes and Paneer form the base of the koftas. Some chilli and coriander is added to it, however I added some mint to mine. It gives the Koftas a lovely fresh taste and pairs so well with the rich and creamy sauce. Some cornflour is added to the Koftas so they don’t fall apart when frying them. However, I did not deep fry mine. I shallow fried them and although they may not have been as crisp as deep-fried they were still delicious. You can deep fry them if you prefer. I also did not add a whole lot of paneer because I didn’t have a whole lot of paneer, I used just a half a cup but you can also use more paneer in the recipe if you wish.
If you decide to cook this dish ahead of time I suggest you cook the sauce and only fry the Koftas and add it when serving. The Koftas need to be warm and crisp when serving. You also don’t submerge the Koftas in the sauce or it will be all mushy and not very appealing. We love eating it with Naan Bread but it also works well with Cumin Rice or just plain rice will do too. This amount was enough for the four of us as I had cooked another dish with it, if you are going to eat it without another side I suggest you double the recipe.
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