Malai kofta in red gravy. Malai = Heavy cream Kofta = meatballs. Traditionally kofta curry is made from meat. But here I am sharing vegetarian malai kofta curry.

This red gravy is made from onion, tomato, cashew nuts. Check out the recipe of Malai Kofta in Red Gravy. I've already posted the recipe of Malai Kofta in White Gravy a few days ago. You can cook Malai kofta in red gravy using 34 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Malai kofta in red gravy

You need of For red gravy-.
It's 2 tbsp of butter.
You need 2 tbsp of oil.
It's 1 tbsp of ginger-garlic-green chillies paste.
You need 1 of big onion very finely chopped onion.
Prepare 2 of medium to big tomatoes grated.
You need of as per taste Salt.
It's 1 tsp of dhaniya jeera powder.
It's 1 tsp of jeera powder.
Prepare 1 tsp of Kashmiri red chilli powder.
You need 1 tsp of kitchen king masala/paubhaji masala.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder.
Prepare of as per taste Salt.
You need 1 tbsp of kasoori methi.
Prepare 1 tsp of cashew nuts(soak in water for 30 min).
It's 1 tsp of magattari seeds(soak in water for 30 min).
You need 1 tsp of poppy seeds(soak in water for 30 min).
You need 1 tbsp of fresh cream.
It's 2 tbsp of grated cheese.
It's 1 tbsp of milk powder.
It's of For Kofta - outer layer.
It's 2 of big size potatoes.
It's 1 tbsp of corn flour.
Prepare of as per taste Salt.
Prepare of For For Kofta - stuffing-.
Prepare 1 tsp of ginger green chillies paste.
It's 1 tbsp of chopped almond and cashew nuts.
It's 1 tsp of chopped sultanas (dry grapes).
You need 1 Pinch of salt.
Prepare 1 pinch of cardemom powder.
Prepare 1 tsp of milk powder.
Prepare 2 tbsp of chopped coriander.
Prepare 1 tbsp of paneer crumbs.
Prepare of as required Oil to fry.

Malai kofta is best served with roti or paratha or naan or roomali roti. Stir and saute till the oil starts Malai kofta gravy is usually smooth, creamy and slightly thick. You can keep it medium consistency. Malai Kofta is made in a thick creamy gravy made from ground cashew nuts, onion, tomato and various spices.

Malai kofta in red gravy instructions

To prepare gravy, first heat oil and butter in a nonstick pan. Fry ginger-garlic-green chilli paste and then onion till it turns slightly brown..
Add grated tomatoes, salt, chilli powder, jeera powder, kitchen king masala, and dhaniya jeera powder. Toss kasoori methi a bit till crunchy and then rub it in between your palms over the curry. Mix everything and fry well for about 3-4 min or till oil oozes. Make a smooth paste of cashew, magattari and poppy seeds using a bit of water to grind. Add it in the gravy. Combine everything..
Lightly run the paubhaji crusher through this mixure and mash it up to get smooth texture as much as possible. Add about 1/4 cup water, mix and then add milk powder. Combine well and fry for a minute or two or till oil oozes. Add a cup or two water to adjust the consistency of the gravy. Add fresh cream and cheese. Blend everything well and fry till oil oozes on the surface. Gravy is ready..
For kofta: Boil potatoes in salty water. Peel and mash them smooth. Add salt and cornflour. Combine everything well and ensure that there are no pieces of potatoes left in it. Combine all the items for kofta stuffing..
Take a lemon size ball of potato, make it smooth in your palm. Press it between the palms to make thepli. Fold your palm a bit to make the pli deep in between. Fill in the stuffing and seal it gently. You can fold your palm further more to bring the edges together to make it easy to seal..
Press and turn this ball gently like you are making laddus. This will seal the kofta well all around and shape it. Make smooth balls. Sprinkle a little corn over them. Shake a ball at a time on your fingers to spread the flour evenly and to get rid of excess flour..
Heat oil near to smoking temperature. Put a ball on the frying spoon and gently slide it in the oil. Place a few ball like this in the oil and fry light brown. Remove from oil..
For Serving : just at the time of serving, place the koftas in the serving plate. Pour gravy over them and garnish with fresh cream..

The red color in the gravy comes from the addition of tomatoes and red chilli powder. Malai Kofta dish goes very with all Indian breads like naan, roti, missi moti as. Malai Kofta is a rich savoury curry/gravy from the Moghlai origin. Koftas made and added to a rich tomato cream base sauce which serves as a great side dish for rotis or even pulaos. Malai Kofta is one of my fav orders in restaurants - I like both the white sauce and the tomato based one.