Try this amazing Chicken Malai Kofta by Poulomi Ghosh and be the chef of the chefs in your circle…
Ingredients:
For kofta:
1) Chicken Mince – 300gm
2) Chess – 2 slices grated
3) Onion- 1piece (roughly chopped)
4) Garlic – 4 cloves (roughly chopped)
5) Pepper powder-1tsp
6) Green chili- 3 pieces (roughly chopped)
7) Cornflour – 4tbs ( you can add more if required for making the
kofta ball)
8) Salt- as per test
9) Sugar- 2tsp
10) Coriander powder- 1tsp
11 ) Cumin Powder- 1tsp
12)Oil – For deep frying (if u wish u can sauté it also)
For the gravy:-
1 )Gee-2.5tbs
2 ) Oil-2tbs
3)Garlic- 1 & half tbs,
4) Ginger- 1tbs
5)Whole Garam Masala – cinnamon stick (a half-inch), green
cardamom(2 piece), cloves (2 piece),bay leaf(1 leaf)
6) Tomato- 2 medium-sized (sliced)
7) Onion – 2 big (sliced)
8)Coconut milk- 1 cup (60ml)
9) Cashew & melon seed paste-2 tbs
10) Salt- as per test
11) Turmeric powder- 1 & half tsp
12)Red chilli powder- 2tsp
13) Sugar- 2tsp
14)Nutmeg Powder-1/4 tsp
Method:
Making of Kofta:
1) Take a pan to add 3 cup water & 2 tsp salt to it
2) Lukewarm the water
3) Add Chicken Mince & cover it
4) Keep it for boiling for at least 7-8 min
5) Drain the water
6) Now take a large bowl & add all ingredients of kofta except
oil
7) Make a semi-smooth (which have very little chunks) dough
8 )Make the round shape ball
9) Keep it in the refrigerator for at least 2-3 hours (you can skip this
step, in that case, make a tight dough)
10) Take a karai and add oil
11) Now add balls in the medium hot oil fry them till they turn golden brown and keep them aside.
For gravy:
1) Take a pan & add sliced onion for frying,
2) Fry it till gets nice golden colour and after that keep it aside
3) Make a smooth paste using warm water
4) In another pan add ginger, garlic, tomato, cashew & melon seed and water
5) Bring it to boil,
6) Make a smooth paste of it
7) Now take a pan to add ghee & oil
8) Now add whole garam masala
9) As the matter starts leaving an aroma to add ginger, garlic & tomato paste stir it nicely
10) Now add fried onion paste and keep stirring
11) Add dry powder masala (Turmeric powder, Red chilli
powder)
13) When oil gets separated add Cashew & melon seed paste stir it gently
14) Add sugar & salt
15) Now add coconut milk & nutmeg powder
16) If the gravy is too thick, add some water (or you can
skip it)
17) Now boil it for 3-4 min and turn the gas off
18) Now pour the gravy over the kofta & serve it
19) You can also add some fresh cream on top of it.
It is ready to serve..!!
Have it with parathas or roti.
Have fun! 🙂
