VEGAN MALAI KOFTA | must-try Indian recipe
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2024
- Learn how to veganize Indian food in an authentic way with this Restaurant-Style Vegan Malai Kofta. It is the most delicious Indian comfort food you will ever try (vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free)!
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We made this dish for dinner last night and OMG! Most incredible dish I have ever cooked, according to not only me but also my husband, kids, and our friends. THANK YOU for expanding our tastebuds!
Being a first gen Indian who had to switch to a dairy free lifestyle, finding your channel has been LIFESAVING!! Would love to see dishes from different regions :)
Her voice is so soothing I wish she had a sleep app that I could listen to 🙂
Aww you're so sweet! I have never thought of my voice that way but glad you find it calming :)
Holly afra Totally agree!!
I was going to say the same thing! It’s almost like ASMR.
omg i thought i was the only one who thought that! i agree
Holly afra OMG IKR
This recipe is a dream come true to me ♥ since going vegan I had the chance to eat vegan kofta only twice 😞
I'm so glad you think so! It's amazing how satisfying and indulgent vegan food can be!
Indian food is the most magical food I have ever tasted, thank you for sharing this vegan recipe.
Tried it today! I didn't have time to make kofta so I added some pan fried tofu. Everyone at home loved it. 💯 Thank you for this recipe!
Oh that's so lovely to hear that everyone enjoyed it! We have been making and eating the gravy with everything!
Oh that's a good tip. I might try to make the sauce, but I never fry food, so I was just thinking what I might do as an alternative.
Since I always had and kept the extra gravy, this makes perfect sense. The dairy version froze well. This one should, too.
I bet I could make inch around veggie latkes as the kofta.
@@Korilian13 you could make or by falafel instead 😊
I did this recipe twice and both times they though that I ordered it from a restaurant :D, it was really amazing but I replaced the cashews with white beans for extra creaminess, thank you soooo much for such an amazing recipe
That's awesome! Some extra protein never hurts haha, im going to try this
Sounds like a great idea!
okay i just have to post a comment - i'm Indian and i am always sceptical of an Indian recipe online - but OMG it was delicious! My parents loved it too. i also love your channel, i've already tried a few recipes, can't wait to try all of them! :)
This was fantastic. I didn't have whole spices but did have them in ground form. Toasted them quickly before adding the onion. It worked well. Hubby said "this is restaurant quality". He didn't know that was part of the title. So worth making this recipe.
Hi Diane! So happy you made the recipe and your hubby agrees with the title of the video :) Thanks for sharing your feedback!
@@RainbowPlantLife I love your videos. You radiate joy
I've had malai kofta once at my friend's wedding and it was good, I still think about it. I can't wait to try this!
It’s definitely a dreamworthy dish 😉 hope you’ll enjoy it, Sarah!
I love sharing of vegan tweaked authentic ethnic family dishes. It seems so few people truly know their culinary heritage.
I loove your videos primarily bcuz im newly vegan and although im african american , indian food and flavors are my favorite i cook as much indian dishes as i can and you still cook with traditional indian flavors so im learning from you how to still indulge in what i love while maintaining my healthy lifestyle thank you so much
The dance in the middle! you are the cutest!
Aww hehe thanks Nedina!
Yes lol!
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Malai Kofta is one of my all-time favorite Indian dishes. Whenever I go to an Indian buffet (I like the variety, what can I say!?), I will call ahead to see if they're serving Malai Kofta. I've somewhat recently gone vegan, and certainly haven't been to a buffet during the pandemic, and I was missing good, no, amazing, Indian food. So when I saw this video and read the recipe, I knew I had to try it. And although it does require some serious prep and cooking time, this recipe did NOT disappoint! Wow. Amazing! My taste buds were having a party in my mouth! It's best to eat this fresh, but leftovers can be good as well. Thank you for sharing your amazing recipe, knowledge, and love for amazing vegan food with your growing audience.
Made this recipe a while ago and it's the best thing I've eaten in ages! I didn't have cashews so I blended the gravy with soft tofu to thicken it/make it creamy. Amazing!!
I've been waiting all week to make this recipe and it is AMAZING! I'm not a fan of deep frying but I went ahead and did it and my goodness! The kofta are crispy on the outside, fluffy and tender on the inside. The gravy is INCREDIBLE! Even without the fenugreek. So delicious. Thank you for these incredible, vegan recipes.
Malai kofta veganised and Bake the koftas instead of deep frying. There's No reason to push making one of my favourite dishes of my past life (i am not technically a vegan, but paneer and malai don't exist in my present 'perfect' tense) in their fantabulous Avatar. Thanks for trying out baking koftas and sharing this precious nugget of wisdom.
My favorite food in the whole world is Indian food. I don’t eat meat and I try to stay away from dairy which makes me intolerably nauseous. I am also life threateningly allergic to a few fruits and wheat. After having given up so many foods that I love due to my allergies and intolerances, I have found great joy in Indian food dishes without meat and made with chickpea flour instead of wheat. When I travel the first thing I look for is Indian food! I have literally actually cried from joy when I discovered an Indian food restaurant lol 😂. That said, Malai Kofta is hands down my favorite dish. If I had to pick a last meal, that would be it. Recently all the Indian food restaurants I have found use wheat flour in their kofta. Im not exaggerating when I say I almost died after having taken a huge bite of one kofta that had been made with wheat despite having spoken to the chef before ordering. Every time I eat out I’m taking a major risk that someone will not fully grasp the seriousness of my allergy. I’ve recently just given up trying to eat many of the foods that I adore due to fear of exposure to allergens. So to see your post about how to make a vegan kofta…. I actually ran to my husband clapping and squealing with joy. It’s my mission to make this dish. THANK YOU for sharing! I’ve been watching your videos and it’s my plan to purchase your book. When every day eating is not only a challenge because of being vegetarian but also involves whether I will go to the ER, I just get so grateful to be able to get recipes like this and cook a meal that I love and am safe eating. Again thank you! You have no idea.. really. ❤❤❤❤❤
Aww you're so sweet 🥹 we Indians love when foreigners enjoy our food! It is a pretty huge part of our culture 😊
I love Indian food but like to go vegan. I’d love to try out more veganised Indian food. Subscribed. Thanks for the recipes.
Live life without causing harm! Go vegan, because all life is one.
I agree with your philosophy! Thank you for sharing :)
I love learning about and trying new Indian dishes! It's so fascinating to learn about the differences in meals based on what part of India you are from and it warms my heart knowing what you learned from your mom in cooking Indian recipes. I love all spices and can't wait to dig into them!
Aww I'm glad you enjoy learning :) So grateful to have learned some authentic Indian cooking tips from my mom!
I just tried this recipe yesterday - it's one of my all time favorite Indian dishes. This recipe was honestly the best Malai Kofta I have ever tasted! Thank you so much for this - will definitely keep it as one of our regular dinners!
This recipe is so good. I made it and everyone LOVED IT. This one and the lentils with almond butter recipe are my favorites! Both are new staples. I have tried so many Indian recipes at home but they never taste quite right. THESE ARE AMAZING! They actually taste like Indian food you would buy. Could you do more Indian recipes? Next cookbook idea? Honestly 10/10.
I am binge watching your videos right now! Being quarantined and sick, so lying on the sofa and watching amazing recipes with added nerdiness, humour and dances... it's a total win in MY book! Thanks for making my quarantine a LOT more enjoyable! (And that little dance in the middle had me laughing out loud!)
I tried this today. It came out nice. I made few changes. I added onion for the koftas but forgot cilantro and garam masala, I had trouble frying them, they were breaking. Not sure what went wrong. But, my wife fixed it somehow. In the end, they were very nice. Thanks for the wonderful recipe. I only deep-fried. Will try baking next time.
I won't divulge what channels are my favorite, but I am here now, and the other channels are awesome. Your energy is so contagious and humble. Thank you.
omg that's my favourite dish but of course being vegan i dont go near that ...wow THANK YOU ...looks absolutely deeeelicious ...i always go to my Indian grocery ...they stock vegan naans n flatbreads n of course stock beautiful spices that i didnt know so the man wrote me curry dishes down n told me how to use ...n i omitted the milk for soy milk mmmmm so wait till i tell him I've found a vegan kofta bet he'll be as shocked as i am ...im making this for saturday ...need to stock up on a few of them ingredients ..big thanks truly ...😀😀
and now you can try it! I hope you will enjoy it and can't wait to hear about it:) So nice your Indian grocery store carried vegan naan!
Hello, I'm new to your channel and in two words simply wonderful. I'm going on eleven years vegan and in very good health at 71 yrs and no meds. I'm always on the look out for new recipes and you fulfill. Thank you as I'm having fun watching.
Hi Marie, how lovely to hear from you! So amazing you've been vegan for over a decade and are living healthy and strong. Thanks for stopping by :)
I just made this and it is truly DELICIOUS. I haven’t had anything with this depth of flavor since going vegan. Your videos are healthy, interesting and beautifully shot. You deserve all the subscribers!! Can’t wait to see what you do next, I’d love more Indian inspired recipes!
Thank you Eve! I am so glad your enjoyed it!
when you said little balls and hesitated I died...so funny!
Hehe it sounded so ridiculous as I was saying, I couldn't help myself!
croquettes is another word that i think would work
Ahhahaah so funny and gnammy
That part absolutely floored us. XD
Ditto..I laughed so hard..
First time ever watching your video. I bloody love it. Honestly, this is going to be my new addiction!
The recipe, the edit, your voice, the instructions….all incredible!
I will definitely be going back and re-watching the old videos as well!
Edit: The dance part made my evening! Lots of love!
Hi Margaret, how sweet are you! So happy you are enjoying my videos. Glad you enjoyed the dance hehe.
I loved the dance as well. and she's a very good one. She is an amazing cook and a beautiful person. This world needs more vegans like her.
This is one of my favorites that I would typically order along with a spinach or eggplant curry, like Began Bharta. Love the flavor of the flavor of the gravy and the soaked balls, Kofta. I need to get a few more spice to give this a try. Thank you
I'm glad you like it! I hope you'll enjoy the recipe!
I made this dish for my friends last night and let me just say WOW!! It was incredible!! Thank you so much for providing us with this hearty, mouth watering recipe! We will definitely be making this over and over!
I worked in New Delhi for 6 months and Malai Kofta was my favorite dish. Thanks for showing how to make a healthier version of this great dish!
Thank you for showing me how to make vegan kofta! (Dairy allergy over here) Your videos have been literally life changing for me
I spent the weekend making this dish, and it turned out so well! The flavour is so complex and filled with umami. The only thing I changed is that I added a teaspoon of sugar to the sauce at the end because my batch ended up a little bitter. Your step-by -step guide on your blog was so helpful (and needed!). I used extra-firm tofu because that's all I could find, and your instructions for that worked perfectly.
I'm coming from a different perspective than most people; I live with chronic pain AND I'm a perfectionist lol, and while the end result was a real treat, I can't see myself ever going through the work of making this again. I WILL, however, be ordering this dish for the table for everyone to try when I can safely go the restaurant with my family again, because this is a really unique and special dish and I'm so glad I got to try my hand at it.
I just made this today and it's SOOOO GOOD!! The sauce had SOOO much flavor in it and the kofta was so good air fried!! Also made some naan with this and it was just amazing. 10/10
Yesss, love to hear that! This is one of my fave recipes.
Hi Nisha, made this dish for lunch yesterday and everyone just loved it. We had no leftovers and no one could believe the kofta’s were made out of tofu. Thanks for sharing another awesome recipe. Happy holidays!!!!
Glad you and your guests loved the koftas, Vanisree!
This was so good!! I was scraping the gravy with my finger from the plate so that nothing was left. THAT GOOD! Amazing vegan recipe. Thank you Nisha! You have a great sense of humor, which makes watching the video very pleasant.
I love the humor snippets, it’s so much of a fresh air. I’m soooo into Indian cusines recently, and this one intrigued me the most alongside Aloo Gohbi when my brother teased me about it. I think Indian cuisine is a big check for vegetarians. The way they incorporate spices makes me not steer away from vegetables. I love how you dip that flat bread into the gravy, now I’m seriously craving for a Malai Kofta! 🥰
Oh my goodness, I need this in my life. Malai Kofta was always one of my favorite dishes to order at restaurants before going vegan.
Yay! It's such a delicious and indulgent meal. One of our favorites here too!
Just made this.... Family loved it!!!! It's very exotic for us but it hit all the right points! We made it with homemade paneer... Fabulous
ਕਿੰਨੀ ਸੋਹਣੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਹੈ 😍
Looks so good Nisha! I loved the dancing segment while you were waiting, I giggled 😆 ok so I made your Chana Masala on Wednesday. My family said it tasted like we were in an Indian restaurant it was so incredibly delicious!!! Your cookbook is the bomb and I can’t wait to make more dishes from it 😍 ♥️👍🏻👍🏻
Aww that's the best feedback! So happy you and your family loved the chana masala and you're enjoying my cookbook. And haha yay I'm also glad you enjoyed the dancing :)
That sauce! OMG!!! I cannot WAIT to return from my travels so I can make it
YES, the sauce is SO good. It's the most flavorful sauce ever. Hope you will love it!
That dance was so adorable. 😉 This video made my day. Quick question. I've been dying to use my new instant pot air fryer. Do you think these balls (haha - kofta) can be air fried instead of deep fried?
Haha thanks! I think so, as it would be quite similar to baking but I think the texture would be better. Sadly I don’t have an air fryer so I can’t give you times but I think it should work :)
@@RainbowPlantLife Thank you for your help. I'll experiment with it and let you know the results.
@@Hopeinformer Looking forward to hearing!
I’ve baked them and they come out great so I bet the air fryer would work really well!
@@RainbowPlantLife I have tried all 3 variations. Sadly, the air fryer turned out the worst. The outer texture was too dry. My guess is because of the air factor. I'm sure it's healthier but the baked kofta are just as healthy and didn't come out as dry. Although, your way of deep frying had the best results. It just goes to show, don't mess with perfection. haha
Yesterday I discovered your channel and got addicted to your videos... Can't stop watching your videos and trying you recipes... 😌😘
I have been waiting for this recipe for 15 years. THANK YOU.
Aww that's a long wait! But I think it'll be worth it :)
I cooked it tonight for my friends and it was JUST FABULOUS! Thank you. You made it look so easy that inspired me. Thank you beautiful 🙏🏼
I just got the cookbook and made cannellini beans with swiss chard. It was so good. Ordered a copy for mom.
Hi there! That's so lovely to hear :) Thank you for the feedback and for sharing my book with your mom!
Also ordering a copy for my mom.
I’m so glad UA-cam recommended this video!
I love how short and to the point your vids are.
I recently made this and the sauce is absolutely delicious and creamy! Loved it so much! 😋😋 Thank you!
this gravy looks so good! I lately do a lot of pretty much the same but i add in plenty of vegetables as well and let them soften completely before blending. it's kind of the only way our 14 year old eats veggies ;D
I made this, and it turned out AMAZING. Thank you!!
So wonderful to hear that, Sara! Thanks for sharing :)
Yay! A vegan indian recipe. A lot of indian recipes add ghee I have realized which isn't vegan. Thanks for this!
You can always use oil instead of ghee except few recipes.. And in India there is no animal cruelty in dairy business you at least compare to West so there is no guilt to eat ghee
Wow , I can normally cook well but recently my confidence is not well when I cook for myself in my room alone but you explained main basis to our Indian food so well, I am really gonna use all the spices now and make good food again.
Just made this recipe for the 10th time. It’s really amazing!!!
What a beautiful soul; love all her recipes. And the book for sure on Amazon.
Just made this recipe I was missing a few spices but it came out delicious!
I know deliciously Ella has all the hype but your recipes are way better! 😍 I’ve loved everything I’ve tried so far, and I’m not even vegan 😆 just lactose intolerant. Can’t wait to try this one ☝️
I'm so happy you are loving my recipes!
Next Dal Makhni please!! This looks amazing.. 🤤🤤🤤
You know me too well - that's been on my list for ages!
Love, love, love your food! Indian food is my favorite. I wonder if we could put the kofta in the air fryer if we wanted an alternative to frying in oil. It works amazingly well with potato wedges, making them super crispy on the outside and soft and creamy on the inside. Hmmmm, , ,
Me too Susan...I LOVE Indian food.
Yum this looks delicious! Hope you are well Nisha!
Hi Timmy! Nice seeing ya on UA-cam!!
You are an absolute gem! Thank you so much for the recipes and easy instructions. Your cookbook is on my Christmas list!
I tried this recipe for friends who can only eat gluten free dishes. They loved it and me too!
I made this and the recipe works. The koftas were also good the next day as a protein rich snack warmed up in the air fryer: crispy outside, soft inside. (We'd scoffed all the sauce.) Nyom nyom! Thank you very much for this recipe. Please do more Indian recipes: living in France I really miss UK Indian restaurants.
Thank you for the feedback! We downed the sauce too - it is so good! Glad to hear it was good warmed up in the air fryer :)
Did it and the whole family loved it, even the father who's more of a meat guy ! Amazing recipe, thanks !
I believe you have some of the best vegan recipes on You Tube. Your lentil bolognese was a success with my carnivore inlaws! They insisted on having leftovers for the next night. I can't wait to try your vegan Indian recipes. I hope you post more, because who can't get enough of Indian!
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I'm not vegan but I am definitely going to try this. It sounds and looks delicious. I also really like that you have alternatives, super useful.
My god. Just made these. Didn't have high expectations but oh my! It was woo good. Not just the sauce but also the kofta especially. I may try to make the kofta as a burger patty or smtg! Thanks Nisha!
Just what I needed!
Edit: beautifully made video. There's something wonderful seeing you cook Indian food while dancing 😁
Hope you will enjoy it!
Just tried this. Wow turned out soo good!!!
Thank you
I love your recipies, such a beuatiful smile and always happy. Thank you.
This looks so good and you make it so tempting.
Thank you! It is really the most delicious and satisfying dish!
I can't wait to make this. I am very familiar with Indian food and even cooking it. Finding a vegan recipe for this amazing dish is not easy. Than you SO much!
I love how you all season your food well. Never eaten an Indian dish but I just know it's good. I'll try this, looks simple enough. Thank you!
you will love it! Indian dishes are some of the best in the world, so much flavor
Thank you! I am all about that flavor haha. I can't eat bland food so I take it very seriously lol. And yes Indian food is *so* flavorful. I hope you will give it a try!
I will try your recipie. When I try this dish at a lunch buffet (pre-pandemic a lot of Indian restaurants here in New York served lunch buffet style) it is often very sweet and not spicy at all. Your recipie looks much better.
I want to go to an Indian wedding more than anything !! Love your recipes :) xoxo
Thank you so much !!! I just made this dish and turns out it tastes just heavenly!!! Grateful 🙏💫😍
I just found your channel a couple of days ago and, the food looks delish, but seeing your beautiful smile pop up on my feed makes me feel so happy!!!!! :) Thank you for bringing some joy into my life!!!!
Everything is amazing a nd you are amazing, but the only thing I don't get is how can you do it all in the long sleeves
great recipe! the knife you use to chop the tomatoes looks so cool - getting through the skin is always a struggle for me! do you have a link to where you got the knife?
I heard 'sauté the onion about 45minutes' instead of 4 to 5 and I was like OMG. ahahah ! Anyways thanks so much for sharing this one with us, I'm def going to be trying it out!!!! I LOVE INDIAN FOOD! I hope you can make more of that series!!! Vegan Lassi, Cheese Naans, Tikka Massala, Biryani & OMG Please Beigan Barta or something like that. I could eat it all my life (if it wasn't that rich ahhaha) ! thank you!!!
oh man that would be insane, 45 mins lol
lol that would be a delicious caramelized onion situtation lol. I'm so glad you like the recipe and love indian food ! a series is a fantastic idea. Vegan naan has been on my list forever!
malai kofta is a favorite of mine and this looks so good I would give it a try
I just discovered your channel and I love all your videos and recipes! Can’t wait to try them all!
Aww hello Angelique! Glad you're enjoying my videos and recipes :)
Glad you said we could bake the balls. I no longer deep fry due to health concerns. Thanks for all your hard work in preparing and making the video. All the best.
Thanks for a great recipe! I like how you give alternatives.
So glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you get to try the recipe!
Indian people make the best plant based food 🙌
Malai Kofta is my fave Indian dish 😋Cant wait to TRY to make it myself!
This dish looks like Heaven. I won't stop thinking about it until I make it. BTW, thank you for showing the area of India where this is the specialty. I agree with the other comments that your dance was cute and your voice is very soothing.
I'm so happy I just found your channel! I have been looking for Indian vegan dishes!
Aww yay! I hope you will enjoy this one - it is my absolute favorite :) And if you have an instant pot, I have about 7 indian recipes in my cookbook, the vegan instant pot cookbook!
Man I just loveeee how you explain the recipe in the start ❤️❤️
Aww I'm glad you do :) Thank you!
Indian (and all other) restaurants closing because of lockdowns has been really hard on me. But without that, I would have probably never learned how to cook Indian recipes at home 😊 Can't wait to make my own kofta.
So beautiful and delicious! The amount of time/effort you put into your videos continues to amaze me Nisha💙
Aww thank you dear! It is definitely a labor of love!
I'm so happy I've found this vegan variation. Thank you!!
Just tried this with my bf, and it turned out great! We absolutely love it! Thx for the recipe from Germany 😊
THANK YOU for providing the baked kofta instructions! I don’t enjoy frying and I also don’t like fried foods.
Anyway, can’t wait to try this!
we LOVE that it's all over your shirt! It makes the rest of us feel NORMAL! Keep up good work!
Lol glad to hear that! Thank you Denise!
Your instructions are so easy to follow! Thank you!
So glad to hear that! I try really hard to make things as clear as possible so I'm glad you think so :)
not Indian but one thing I was missing as vegan is Malai Kofta ... I am going to try to make this. I need to get a couple spices I am missing and find a day I can really focus but I think I can do it :) This is your vegan naan recipe are on my "try to make when not rushing" list.