Malai Kofta

Ingredients

• •2 potatoes, boiled and mashed
• •1 cup crumbled paneer
• •3 tbsp cornstarch
• •2 tbsp raisins
• •2 tbsp chopped cashews
• •2 cups vegetable oil for frying
• •2 tbsp butter
• •1 onion, chopped
• •3 cloves garlic, minced
• •1 tbsp grated ginger
• •2 green cardamom pods
• •1 small cinnamon stick
• •2 whole cloves
• •1 can crushed tomatoes
• •1/4 cup cashews, soaked
• •1 tsp garam masala
• •1/2 tsp turmeric
• •1/2 cup heavy cream
• •1 tbsp kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
• •Salt to taste

Steps

1. 1.Mix the mashed potato, paneer, and cornstarch into a dough, then work in the raisins and chopped cashews and form into small balls.
2. 2.Fry the balls in hot oil until golden, then drain; don't add them to the sauce yet - koftas added too early soak up the gravy and turn mushy.
3. 3.Melt the butter and sauté the onion with the garlic, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves until the onion turns golden.