How to Fall Delicious Vegan Malai Kofta

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Vegan Malai Kofta. The result is the most delicious, richest tasting, better-than-restaurant style vegan malai kofta. This vegan malai kofta will quickly shoot up to one of your favorite dishes. Malai (cream) gravy is super rich, so the best substitute for it is cashew cream.

Deep-fried vegetables, potato, or tofu balls coated with batter, and soaked in a rich and creamy gravy made from cashews and tomato purée - it's an indulgent dish that'll make your mouth water!

Cook potatoes with peel until soft and let them cool down a bit.

Learn how to veganize Indian food in an authentic way with this Restaurant-Style Vegan Malai Kofta.

You can cook Vegan Malai Kofta using 24 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Vegan Malai Kofta

Prepare 4-5 of Potatoes.
It’s 1 lb of extra firm tofu, firm will do as well.
You need 1/2 cup of or as needed corn starch.
You need 2 tbsp of minced cilantro with stems.
Prepare 1 inch of ginger.
You need 4 of green chilli.
Prepare 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
Prepare 1 3/4 tsp of salt.
It’s 1 cup of frozen green peas.
It’s of oil for frying or baking.
You need of Curry Tomato Cream Sauce.
Prepare 1 of large pink onion, coarsely chopped.
It’s 4-5 of diced tomatoes.
It’s 1/4 cup of cashews.
You need 4 cloves of garlic, chopped.
It’s 1 of " ginger, chopped.
It’s 1 1/2 tsp of garam masala.
You need 1 tsp of ground turmeric.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper.
It’s 1 tsp of salt.
You need 1 (15 oz) of can coconut milk.
It’s 1 tbsp of kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves).
Prepare of Fresh cilantro, for garnish (optional).

It is the most delicious Indian comfort food you will ever try (vegan, dairy.

A creamy, restaurant-style recipe for vegan Malai Kofta, a north Indian dish of golden dumplings in a creamy orange sauce, that will leave you wanting more.

If you love Indian food, and know a thing or two about Indian cuisine, this is the dish that will impress your family and friends all over again.

Malai kofta is a hugely popular dish on Indian restaurant menus all over the world.

Vegan Malai Kofta instructions

In a large heavy bottomed pot add the onions, tomatoes, cashews, garlic, ginger, garam masala, turmeric, cayenne, and salt..
Cover the pot and bring it to a simmer over medium heat. Let simmer covered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally..
Transfer the onion and tomato mixture to a blender and blend until smooth, making sure its cool down or vent it properly so hot air doesn't build up in the blender..
Pour the creamy mixture back into the pot and add the coconut milk, reserving little back to serve and crush the methi in your fingers and add to the pot. Mix together and cover the pot and set aside until the kofta are ready..
In a large mixing bowl, mash the tofu by squeezing it until it becomes creamy and no chunks remain. The texture required of ricotta. Or you can blend it in food processor until smooth..
Add the mashed potatoes to the mashed tofu along with the corn starch, minced cilantro, lemon juice, ginger chilli paste, black pepper and salt. Mix together and test the consistency by forming a lemon sized ball. It should hold together..
It can stick to your hands a little, but if it is very sticky or too wet and falling apart, you can add a bit more corn starch..
This can vary on the variety of tofu. Mix in the frozen peas. Shape the kofta and deep fry..
To fry the kofta: Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan over medium-low heat. Test the oil temperature with a small piece of the kofta mixture: the oil should bubble around it and the kofta should float to the surface quickly after being dropped in..
Fry the shaped kofta in batches, and fry until the kofta is a beautiful dark golden brown color, flipping halfway through for even cooking. This should take 5-10 minutes, depending on the temperature of your oil..
When the kofta are cooked, transfer to a paper towel lined plate with a wire strainer..
When ready to serve, pour the gravy /sauce over the kofta (only use the amount you will eat in one sitting, as the kofta get soggy once in the sauce), then pour the reserved coconut milk over top the kofta. Garnish with cilantro if desired. Enjoy with Indian flatbread and/or basmati rice..

It is a special occasion food probably because making it is a labor of love and takes time and effort.

Malai (meaning creamy in Hindi) kofta is the perfect vegetarian alternative to meatballs.

Malai Kofta is a very popular North Indian dish & undoubtedly tops the list of foods ordered at Indian restaurants.

Malai stands for cream and Kofta is a fried dumpling of mashed potatoes, paneer (Indian cottage cheese) or other vegetables.

Malai Kofta traces it origin to the Mughlai cuisine, where the dumplings were generally made of some kind of meat.