Malai Kofta

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INGREDIENTS
Ingredients
For Sauce
1/4 cup ghee or vegetable oil
2 1/2 cups finely chopped onion (from 2 medium-large)
1 tbsp minced ginger
1 tbsp minced garlic
2 tsp kosher salt, or to taste
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp cayenne powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon
10 whole green cardamom pods, smashed with flat side of knife
1 1/2 cups tomato puree (either puree diced tomato or use jarred passata - see note in post on tomato sauce)
1/4 cup cashew or almond butter
1 cup water
3/4 cup whipping cream (aka double cream, 33% or 35% milkfat)
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tbsp finely minced cilantro
For kofta
225 grams (8 oz) paneer OR full-fat ricotta cheese (see note in post)
2 cups mashed potato (from about 1 large russet)
1 tsp kosher salt (*with no salt in paneer or potato cooking water; start with half the salt that if either paneer/potato was salted)
2 tbsp finely chopped raisins or currants
2 tbsp finely chopped cashews or blanched almonds
1 tbsp packed finely minced cilantro
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp cayenne
oil, for frying
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