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%Paneer Kofta Recipe Debjanir Rannaghar

Malai Kofta

Paneer Malai Kofta is a traditional Indian dish prepared with Paneer, aka Cottage Cheese, where the balls prepared with Paneer are cooked with a silken tomato-based gravy.
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Course: Paneer
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Vegetarian
Keyword: Debjanir Rannaghar, malai kofta recipe, malai kofta recipe debjanir rannaghar, paneer kofta
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 271kcal
Cost: Rs 200

Ingredients

To make the Kofta:

  • 250 g Cottage cheese or paneer
  • 1 Potato Boiled
  • ¼ bunch Fresh Mint Leaves/ Pudina chopped
  • 2 tablespoon Besan or chickpea flour
  • 1 tablespoon Corn Flour
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
  • 100 ml Oil for frying

To make the Gravy:

  • 2 Onion chopped
  • 2 Tomato chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Garlic Paste
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger paste
  • 1 Green Chili
  • ¼ cup Full-fat cream
  • 20 g Cashew Nut
  • ¼ cup Khowa/ Mawa
  • 1 teaspoon Salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • 2 teaspoon Kasuri Methi
  • 2 tablespoon Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Ghee

Tempering:

  • 3 Whole Cardamom
  • 2 Dry Red Chili
  • 2 Bay Leaf
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick

Instructions

  • Crumble the cottage cheese and mash potatoes in a bowl.
  • Crumble khowa as well.
  • Soak cashew nuts in hot water for 10 minutes and use an immersion blender to make a smooth paste.
  • Now add chopped mint, besan, cornflour, salt, coriander powder, red chili powder, garam masala, and also cumin powder, and mix everything well.
  • Make small walnut-sized kofta balls of this mixture and keep them aside.
  • Heat oil for frying on low flame.
  • Now, fry kofta balls, 4-5 at a time, on low flame until brown in color.
  • In the meantime, heat a tablespoon of oil in a separate pan and cook the onion in it until pink in color.
  • Add tomatoes, garlic, and green chili to onions and cook it all until the tomatoes are soft.
  • Turn off the heat and cool the vegetables a little.
  • Use an immersion blender to blend the cooked vegetables to smooth consistency.
  • Take another pan and then add the remaining oil to the pan.
  • Now add the temperings.
  • Add the blended tomato mixture to the pan and cook it until the mixture starts to boil.
  • Add salt, garam masala, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, and also cumin powder, and cook it all together for a minute.
  • Now add the khowa and also cashew nut paste and mix till the khowa mixes completely.
  • Add half of the cream to the tomato gravy and let it all boil once.
  • Now add about 2 cups of water and let the gravy boil. Add more water if you feel the gravy is too thick.
  • You can now add kasuri methi to the mixture.
  • Boil it for a minute or two.
  • Add the kofta balls to the gravy and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Instead, you can add the balls once the gravy is done as well without boiling those.
  • Now add the remaining cream and also the ghee.
  • Serve hot paneer kofta with naan, parantha, or chapatti, and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 402mg | Potassium: 282mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Iron: 1mg
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