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Vegan Malai Kofta in White Gravy

Vegan Malai Kofta in White Gravy

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Vegan Malai Kofta in White Gravy is a creamy, rich, and indulgent Indian curry featuring soft koftas in a mildly spiced, luscious gravy.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

1 cup = 250 ml

FOR MAKING KOFTAS

  • 200 gram Tofu
  • 3 boiled potatoes (medium sized)
  • 3 tbsp all purpose flour (or cornstarch )
  • 1 tsp black pepper powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp coriander leaves
  • 2 tbsp nuts (almonds, cashews & raisins)
  • Oil for air frying/deep frying

FOR MAKING PASTE FOR GRAVY

  • 2 big onion (roughly cut)
  • 2 tbsp melon seeds
  • 8-10 cashews
  • 2 green cardamoms
  • 1 black cardamom
  • 3-4 garlic cloves
  • Small piece of ginger
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Small piece of cinnamon
  • Small piece of mace
  • 1/2 star anise
  • 2 cloves
  • Few coriander stems
  • 3 green chilies
  • 2 cups water

FOR TEMPERING

FOR MAKING ROGAN

  • 1 tsp lukewarm oil
  • 1/4 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder

Instructions
 

MAKING OF KOFTAS

  • Grate tofu in a plate.
  • Also grate boiled potatoes.
  • Add all purpose flour, salt, black pepper powder and coriander leaves.
  • Mix while mashing them well.
  • Turn it into a smooth dough.
  • Now take a portion of the dough at a time, depending on how many koftas you want to make and the size you prefer. Flatten it in your palm.
  • Put some chopped nuts in the middle.
  • Wrap up and make a smooth ball.
  • Likewise make the balls with the entire dough.
  • Either deep fry them or air fry. For air frying, arrange all the balls in a greased air fryer basket.
  • Brush them with oil.
  • Air fry @180°C for 12-15 minutes. The timing may vary from air fryer to air fryer and also depending upon the size of koftas.
  • Take out when balls turn golden brown. Koftas are ready. Even at this very stage, they can be eaten as a snack.

MAKING OF PASTE FOR GRAVY

  • Take a pan and add onion, melon seeds, cashews, green cardamoms, black cardamom, garlic cloves, ginger, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, mace, coriander stems and green chilies.
  • Then add water.
  • Let it boil for 20 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from the heat and let it cool down completely.
  • Grind to a fine paste. Keep aside.

MAKING OF VEGAN MALAI KOFTA

  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Add cumin seeds. Let them crackle.
  • Add the paste made recently.
  • Also add salt, coriander powder, garam masala, kasuri methi, sugar and water.
  • Mix well.
  • Let it cook for 2-3 minutes or until it reaches desired consistency.
  • Gravy is finally ready.

MAKING OF ROGAN

  • Mix kashmiri red chilli powder in a lukewarm oil. Keep aside.

SERVING

  • You can directly drop Koftas in the gravy but the most common and traditional way is to arrange the Koftas in a serving dish.
  • Drop the hot gravy over each of the koftas.
  • Garnish with a drizzle of rogan.
  • Serve hot with roti, paratha, jeera rice or naan.

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Notes

  1. Firm or crumbled, all types of tofu will work for this.
  2. If don't like nuts, you can skip them.
  3. You can give any shape and size to your Koftas, be it a ball shape, round or oval.
  4. Out of melon seeds and cashews, you can add any one of these but in that case, enhance the quantity of that particular ingredients.
  5. As it is the white gravy, do not add red chilli powder and turmeric powder. But the same recipe can be made yellowish by adding both the said ingredients.
  6. The quantity of water you will add depends upon the fact how you are going to serve the Koftas. If serving with rice, add more water and if with roti, paratha or naan, add less water. But remember, it thickens once cool down.
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