Lip smacking Creamy Malai Kofta

This recipe is one of my family favourite and if the procedure is followed in dedication, nothing can go wrong.  It is a treat to dig into the Koftas and enjoy the paneer, nuts and raisins.
 

Ingredients - Koftas:

Boiled and mashed potatoes - 2 cups

Finely chopped and boiled vegetables (beans,carrots,peas etc.) - 3/4 cup

Paneer - 1 cup

Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 3/4 tsp

Cumin powder - 3/4 tsp 

Chopped nuts (Almonds,cashew nuts and raisins)

Salt

Ingredients - Gravy:

Onions - 3 med.size chopped

Tomato paste - 1 1/2 tsp

Ginger-garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp

Garam masala powder - 1 tsp

Cumin powder - 3/4 tsp

Red chilly powder - 3/4 tsp

Nuts (Almonds, cashew nuts) made into a fine paste -3 tbsp

Heavy cream - 2 tbsp

Finely chopped coriander leaves-1 tsp

Salt

To prepare koftas:
Combine the mashed potatoes, boiled vegetables, paneer together with all the spices and salt.  Make sure the dough is firm and can be made into balls.  While making balls, fill 1/2 tsp of nuts and raisins mix in the centre and seal it firm.  Pour little oil in the Kuzhipaniyaram pan and shallow fry the koftas by tossing them at regular intervals, so that they are evenly fried and gets the golden brown color.  Drain the oil and keep aside..

To prepare gravy:
Take oil in a kadai and add chopped onions till it becomes translucent.  Then, add the ginger-garlic paste, garam masala powder,cumin powder and the red chilly powder.  When the masalas are done, add the tomato paste and keep stirring till the raw smell disappears.  Then, add the nuts paste and keep stirring in low flame. Caution is needed at this point, as the nuts paste tends to stick to the base of the kadai, hence continuous stirring is advised.  Add enough water to make a thick gravy.  When it begins to boil, simmer the flame and add koftas to this gravy and cook for 5 minutes.  Garnish with finely chopped coriander.  Drizzle the heavy cream and then the sinful indulgence :):)

Yummy malai kofta is ready to devour.

'We are all dietetic sinners, only a small portion of what we eat nourishes us; the balance goes to waste and loss of energy' - Laiko Bahrs