Malai Kofta

Ingredients:

This is my second time making malai kofta at home.  I have invited few friends over dinner for the christmas eve.   So tried making malai kofta.

For the Kofta:
5- potatoes
2 cups of crumbled paneer
1/4 cup cashewnuts - for stuffing inside the kofta 
1/4 cup raisins - for stuffing inside the kofta
1 tsp - chilli powder
1/4 tsp sugar
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp cardammom powder
Salt To Taste
3 tbsp cooking oil/ghee(clarified butter)
Oil for frying the koftas

For the gravy:

onions -2 medium chopped
garlic - 3pods chopped
small piece of inch ginger - chopped
tomatoes - 3 large chopped
red-chilli powder - 1 tsp
cinnamon - 1 small stick
cardomon- 3 small pods
cloves - 2/3
bay leaf - 1
jeera and sounf - 1/2 tsp
1/2 tsp dhania(corainder) powder
1 tsp powdered poppy seeds
1/2 tsp sugar
2 tbsp cashewnuts

Method :

Boil the potatoes till tender and peel mash it.  Mix salt and little chilli-powder and keep it aside.  Mix paneer, masala ingredients along with cashews and raisins for the fillings.  Now take small amount of the potato dough make small circular discs and place a little prepared mixture in the center of each round.  Seal the edges and shape into stuffed rounds.  Heat oil and deep fry each kofta till golden brown. Drain and keep aside.

Now heat little oil and fry the raw masla along with cashewnuts, ginger, garlic, onions and tomatoes and blend together into a paste.  Now heat oil and fry the gravy till the oil separates and add malai , masala powders and sugar.  Let the gravy simmer and  thicken.   Mix in some water if necessary. Now add koftas and remove from the heat after a minute or two.
Note: The koftas should be added just before serving else they might turn soggy.