Malai Kofta Recipe (Restaurant Style)

Name: Malai Kofta Recipe (Restaurant Style)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoon oil ( or ghee (45 ml)); 2 to 3 green cardamoms; 1 small bay leaf ((optional)); ½ inch cinnamon piece ((optional)); 2 cloves ((optional)); ¾ teaspoon cumin seeds ( or shahi jeera (optional)); 1½ cups onions ((170 g, 1 large onion sliced) ); 1 inch ginger (peeled & sliced 10 g or 1 tbsp (22 g) ginger garlic paste); 5 to 6 large garlic cloves ((12 g) ); 2¼ cups red ripe tomatoes (( sliced or chopped, 350 g) ); 18 raw cashew nuts ((36 grams, sub with ¼ cup heavy/fresh cream) ); ¾ teaspoon sea salt ( (more to adjust)); ¾ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder ( (+ more to adjust the color)); ¾ to 1 teaspoon garam masala ( (adjust to taste)); 1 teaspoon coriander powder ( (ground coriander seeds)); 1 cup water ((+ ½ more to simmer, omit if not using cashews)); 2 tablespoons unsalted butter ((30 grams) ); 1 tablespoon jaggery powder ( or 1 tsp sugar); 1½ teaspoon kasuri methi ( (dried fenugreek leaves)); ¼ cup heavy/fresh cream ( (double if not using cashews + 1 tbsp to garnish)); 1 tablespoon coriander leaves (chopped to garnish - optional); 100 grams boiled potato ( (1 medium old potato, ½ cup fine grated, read notes)); 200 grams grated paneer ( (1½ cups dry gratings)); 1 tablespoon cashews ((fine chopped 8, optional)); 1 tablespoon raisins ((fine chopped, 8 to 10, optional)); 1 teaspoon grated ginger ( or ginger garlic paste); 1 to 2 green chilies (deseed & chop (or sub with ½ teaspoon ground black pepper)); 2½ tablespoons corn starch ( (25 grams, 1 tbsp more only if needed, read notes)); ½ teaspoon sea salt ( (adjust to taste)); ½ to ¾ teaspoon garam masala ((adjust to taste, or use ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder))

Malai Kofta Recipe (Restaurant Style)

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