Malai Kofta | Vegan |Low Fat| High Protein

Directions

• Start by pressing extra firm tofu. Make sure to fully drain water. You can leave tofu to press overnight to speed up the process. In the meantime begin by chopping potatoes in small pieces with skin and boil them on stove top till fork tender but not too soft or use pre-boiled potatoes. Drain water, remove skin and keep aside.
• In a large bowl, crumble tofu using clean hands. In another bowl, toss boiled potatoes and mash them thoroughly. Transfer mashed potatoes on to crumbled tofu. Add cumin powder, chili powder, salt, garam masala and corn starch. Use your clean hands to combine all the ingredients nicely. Once everything is incorporated nicely, form mixture into a small bite size ball one by one and transfer to a clean plate. Repeat the process till all the balls are formed.
• Gently transfer all the balls to an Air fryer baking tray or a baking tray. Spray lightly with avocado oil and bake at 400 F for about 20 minutes. Make sure to flip them gently half way through the cooking process.
• While kofta balls are baking. Dice onion into small pieces and begin sautéing onion on a non-stick frying pan on a low/medium heat. You may wish to spray the non stick pan with avocado oil. While onions are sautéing grate ginger and garlic. Keep aside.
• After about 5-7 minutes, add grated ginger and garlic with cinnamon sticks and opened cardamom pods. Sautee for another 1-2 minutes. Once ginger/garlic start to release fragrance, add tomato paste, crushed tomatoes and cook for about 5 minutes.
• After 5 minutes, add all the spices, sauté for about 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup of boiled water, mix nicely. Turn the heat off or to the lowest setting, use emersion blender to blend tomatoes till completely smooth. Add coconut milk and water. Give it a nice mix. Let sauce simmer in low/medium heat till it starts to bubble (about 3-5 minutes).
• Turn the heat down to the lowest setting. Once kofta balls are air fried or baked Add kofta balls one by one to the sauce. Pour cashew sour cream on top. Make sure to Gently stir to incorporate everything nicely otherwise kofta balls will break. Turn the stove off. Add cilantro on top. Before serving feel free to drizzle more cashew sour cream on top for presentation and serve with naan or white rice. Enjoy!