Malai Kofta November 28, 2009
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Malai Kofta, made by me
J, my brutally honest taste-tester, has a quirk about him that you might observe in your own friends: he only orders one thing from each kind of restaurant he patronizes. If it’s Thai food, he always gets phad thai; if it’s American, he gets an omelette; and if it’s Indian, he always gets malai kofta. In fact, J keeps a mental list of all of the malai kofta he has gotten from restaurants and ranks each establishment by it’s ability to make this dish.
I, personally, would rank the restaurants by their naan, but malai kofta is a worthy contender because the ingredients can vary so much but the spirit of flavor must remain constant. The word “malai” actually means cream, and kofta “dumpling.”
I’ve only tasted malai kofta from a restaurant once. Since then I have become vegan and it is never vegan anywhere I have visited. My attempts to recreate this dish are based on a vague memory. I like all of the recipes I have gotten off the net, so far, but none of them resemble what my husband orders at each indian food place we visit.
My go-to recipe for now is from Manjula’s kitchen, enjoy!
That looks fantastic! I really miss malai kofta. What did you use in place of the cream?
This time around I used mimic creme but I think that soy creamer would be good, too. I have gone without it a few times, just using soymilk, but it’s not the same.
Thanks for reading!