Malai Kebabs Curry By Chef Zakir

Last week Chef Zakir cooked this Malai Kebab Curry and I liked it because the chicken was not used in this recipe. I always wanted something fancy for my guests but without chicken, as there are lots of chicken dishes you can make for your parties, and finally, i got this. The method is little lengthy but I bet that everyone will like this dish and they will ask for the recipe. It’s a unique and very different dish.

Ingredients

• 2 large potatoes, boiled
• 1 packet cottage cheese
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup boiled peas
• 4 green chilies.finely chopped
• 1/2 bunch coriander, chopped
• 2 tomatoes, finely chopped
• 2 slices of bread, remove edges
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 tbsp poppy seeds
• 2 tbsp garlic ginger paste
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 3 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp corn flour
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying
• 1 tsp black pepper
• Whole spices as required

Method For Kebabs

• Mash potatoes and add chopped onion, cottage cheese, peas, bread slices, egg, salt and black pepper. Mix it all well till all things bind together.

Now make the shape of kebabs, you can make any shape, long, then flat or oval.

• Sprinkle corn flour over kebabs and deep fry them. Don’t fry mthan1-2 minutes.

For Gravy

• Heat 3 tbsp oil, fry 1 sliced onion it in on medium heat. When it turns into brown color then add garlic and ginger paste and whole spices.
• Now add tomatoes and green chilies. Dip poppy seeds in little water for 1 hour and then mash them with the back of spoon. Add  mashed poppy seeds in the tomatoes and cook till it becomes a paste.
• Add salt, milk and cream. Cover it and let it cook for 5-10 minutes. Add cumin seeds and kebabs in this gravy.Garnish it with fresh coriander and grated cheese.
• Serve it with boiled rice or chapatti.