Malai Kofta Curry

Cooking time : 5 minutes Server : 4
Ingredients:
For Koftas
- 1/2 kg potatoes
- 2 green chillies, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
- 1 teaspoon fresh chopped ginger
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground spices
- 1 1/3 cups cream
- salt to taste
Batter - 1/3 cup flour + 1/2 cup water. Mix well
Coating : bread Crumbs
Frying : Ghee
Method

Put the potatoes in the cooker along with some water and 1 teaspoon salt. Close cooker. Bring to full pressure on high heat. Reduce heat and cook for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat. Release pressure gently and open the cooker. Drain the water, cool, peel and then grate potatoes. Add ground spices, cumin powder, coriander leaves, green chillies, ginger, salt and mix well. Make round flat balls and fill the cream in each. Dip the balls into the flour batter. Coat with bread crumbs and fry 3-4 at a time in hot ghee till golden brown.

Gravy Preparation
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 teaspoons ground fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon ground spices
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- 1/2 kg. tomatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 green cardamoms
- 2 teaspoons cumin powder
- 2 1/2 cups water
- a few coriander leaves
- salt to taste
Method
Fry the onions in ghee till light brown. Add ground ginger garlic and keep frying on low flasme. Add bay leaf, chopped tomatoes, cumin powder, ground spices, red chilli powder, green cardamoms, salt and turmeic powder. Cook till ghee separates, then add 2 1/2 cups of water and cook till 3/4 cup of water is left. Remove from heat. Put the koftas in the dish and pour the boiling gravy over it. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves.