Makhmali Kofta Recipe: Cottage cheese dumplings in rich cashew paste gravy

Ingredients for Makhmali Kofta Recipe: 

Ingredients for the kofta:

Paneer (cottage cheese) - 100 gm
Potato - 2, boiled
Cornflour - 4 tbsp
Cashew nut powder - 1 tsp
Mawa - 1 tsp
Oil, for frying
Salt, as required

Ingredients for the Gravy:

Cashewnut paste - 6 tbsp
Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Butter - 3 tbsp

Method for preparing Koftas:

Peel the boiled potatoes and mash them. Add crumbled paneer (keep 1 tbsp paneer aside), cornflour and salt; mix well. Divide the mixture into equal balls.

Mix the rest of the paneer with mawa and cashew nut powder to prepare the filling for the kofta. Stuff each balls with the paneer-mawa mixture. Deep fry the balls in hot oil till done.

Method for the gravy:

Heat butter in the non-stick pan. Add to this cashewnut paste and fry for a while. Add to this sugar, salt, pepper powder and some water. Stir well and simmer till the gravy is thick.

To serve place fried koftas in the serving dish. Cut the koftas in middle, pour gravy over it and garnish the Makhmali Koftas with grated cheese and chopped coriander.