India

Malai Kofta

Name: Malai Kofta
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 300 g Potatoes, boiled; 150 g Paneer, grated; 3 tbsp Cornstarch; 400 g / 50 g Tomatoes & cashews; some of each Onion & ginger-garlic; 100 ml Cream; some of each Garam masala & cardamom

Vegetable dumplings in creamy tomato-cashew sauce

Malai kofta is a festive vegetarian dish of North Indian Mughal cuisine. “Malai” means cream and points to the rich sauce.

Dumplings of potato and paneer float in a velvety sauce of tomato, cashew and cream – mildly spiced and elegantly festive.

Servings4

Time70 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Potatoes, boiled300 g
Paneer, grated150 g
Cornstarch3 tbsp
Tomatoes & cashews400 g / 50 g
Onion & ginger-garlicsome of each
Cream100 ml
Garam masala & cardamomsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Knead potatoes and paneer with cornstarch into a dough.
Form dumplings and fry until golden brown.
Cook onion, ginger-garlic, tomatoes and cashews until soft.
Blend smooth, simmer with spices and cream into a sauce.
Add the kofta to the sauce just before serving.

Make it original

Paneer, cashew and garam masala for malai kofta are in the Asia Boutique.

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