Name: SHAHEE KOFTA PULAV recipe by Pinkle Sachdev at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Washed Rice 2 cups; Boiled mashed potatoes 1 cup; Few strands of Saffron; Red Chilli Pd 1 tsp; Turmeric pd 14 tsp; Salt to taste; Gram Flour/ Besan 4 tbsp; Ginger Paste 1 Tsp; Green Chilli paste 1 tsp; Cornflour 1 tbsp; Oil for frying; Ghee 2 Tbsp; Chopped onions 2; Sliced Onions 2; Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp; Cinnamon Sticks 2-3; Cloves 5; Garam masala 1 tsp; Salt to taste; Medium size tomatoes 3; Curd 1 cup; Cashew Nuts Fried 1 tbsp; Green peas 1/2 cup; Red Chilli pd 1 tsp; Cream or Beaten Malai 1 tbsp; Coriander 1 tbsp; Mint 1 tbsp; Green chillies 3

Ingredients Serving: 6

Washed Rice 2 cups
Boiled mashed potatoes 1 cup
Few strands of Saffron
Red Chilli Pd 1 tsp
Turmeric pd 14 tsp
Salt to taste
Gram Flour/ Besan 4 tbsp
Ginger Paste 1 Tsp
Green Chilli paste 1 tsp
Cornflour 1 tbsp
Oil for frying
Ghee 2 Tbsp
Chopped onions 2
Sliced Onions 2
Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp
Cinnamon Sticks 2-3
Cloves 5
Garam masala 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Medium size tomatoes 3
Curd 1 cup
Cashew Nuts Fried 1 tbsp
Green peas 1/2 cup
Red Chilli pd 1 tsp
Cream or Beaten Malai 1 tbsp
Coriander 1 tbsp
Mint 1 tbsp
Green chillies 3

Instructions

Cook rice with salt, saffron & cream till 3/4 done.
Fry sliced onions and spread nicely on tissue paper and keep aside.
Fry cashew nuts and keep aside.
Make paste of coriander, mint and green chillies.
Mix all the ingredients of the koftas well. Make small balls of this mixture.
Dust these balls with the cornflour.
Deep fry these koftas in hot oil till golden brown.
In another pan, heat ghee and put cinnamon and cloves.
After few seconds put chopped onions. Saute till onions turn pink.
Add ginger- garlic paste and saute for a minute.
Add spices, red chilli pd, garam masala and salt. Saute for 30 seconds.
Add coriander, mint and green chilli paste. Again saute for a minute.
Now add tomatoes and saute till they become soft.
Put curd to this mixture on low heat and keep stirring till it starts boiling.
Add prepared koftas and fried cashew nuts. After a minute remove from the heat. Keep few koftas and cashews aside for garnishing.
Take vessel of rice, pour kofta & curd mixture all over the rice.
Garnish with fried onions, chopped coriander leaves and cashew nuts.
Close it with a tight lid. Keep it on low flame for 10 minutes.
Open the lid and stir the rice with light hands.
Serve hot.

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