Baked (Airfryer) White Malai Kofta
 
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Serves: 3 servings
Ingredients
  • Around 1 lb paneer ( If making at home then from ½ gallon of whole milk)
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp corn starch
  • 2 tsp Cardamom powder (optional)
  • Oil for air frying the balls
  • ¾ cup cashews, boiled in water and then turned into a paste form in food processor
  • 1+1/4 large yellow onion, cut in pieces, boiled in water till soft and turned into paste in food processor
  • 3-4 whole green chillies, slit in half
  • 3-4 bay leaves
  • 3-4 cardamom pods (optional)
  • 1 tbsp garlic paste
  • ½ tbsp ginger paste
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp oil for cooking
Instructions
  1. Grate the paneer and then mash it up with hands. Add salt, corn starch and cardamom powder. Mix it up nicely and roll it into small balls. Coat each bowl with little oil and place them on a alumium foil or parchment paper lined airfryer tray.. Airfry the balls for 5-6 minutes each side at around 300-350F making sure they get done on the outside and they turn slightly golden but not brown.
  2. Keep them aside.
  3. Now boil the cashews in 3-4 cups of water. They will start floating on top once they are done. Instead you can always soak cashews in hot water for 1-2 hours prior to starting making the gravy.
  4. Rinse them with cold water and make paste.
  5. Chop the onion in big pieces and boil in water for 10-15 mins. Make a fine paste and keep aside.
  6. Take a heavy bottom pot. Add oil. Once hot, add bay leaves and cardamom pods. Add onion paste and let it cook for 6-7 mins. Add ginger and garlic paste and cook for 3-4 mins more. Add cashew paste and green chillies and cook for another 7-8 mins while continuously stirring. Make sure you keep it stirring till it starts losing oil or it will stick to the pot. Once done, add around 2 cups water to it. Mix it and let it cook on low flame for 10-15 mins. Add sugar and salt and taste.
  7. Add balls in the gravy and serve hot with naan.
Recipe by Naive Cook Cooks at https://www.naivecookcooks.com/airfried-airfryer-white-malai-kofta/