Malai Kofta

A very popular North Indian dish.  It got its name perhaps because of the creamy gravy.  

Ingredients:

For the koftas

100 gm paneer
2 large potatoes, boiled and mashed
2 green chillies, chopped
1 tbsp corn flour
1 tsp jeera powder
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
salt to taste
corn flour for dusting

For the gravy

1 onions, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 tbsp finely chopped ginger and garlic
1 tbsp chilli powder
1 tsp jeera powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tbsp cream
1 tbsp of cashewnut paste
chopped coriander leaves
salt to taste

Method:

1. Crumble the paneer and add the mashed potatoes to it, add the green chillies, salt, jeera powder, corn flour and bind well.  Make it lemon-sized balls and dust with corn flour. Keep these aside.
2.  Heat oil, add the onions and saute until translucent, then add the ginger and garlic and saute again.  Add the tomatoes and the rest of the ingredients (except salt and garam masala) and allow to cook until the tomatoes are soft and mushy.
3. Grind the onion and tomato mix in a grinder to get a smooth-textured gravy.

4. Heat a pan, pour the gravy into it.  Add cream and cashewnut paste and allow to cook for 2 minutes.  Add the salt and garam masala.  Sprinkle the coriander leaves over this. 

5.  Fry the paneer balls and drain them into absorbent kitchen napkins.
6.  Just before serving, put the koftas into the prepared gravy.