Murg Noore Bahara with Mawa Pulao

For koftas: Mash 2 boiled and crushed eggs, add salt, chopped green chili, green coriander and chopped cashew nuts and raisins.

Grind the chicken mince and add salt, yellow chilly powder, cardamom powder, refined flour, one egg white, ginger garlic paste. Mix well. Prepare round balls and put stuffing in the centre. Poach them in boiling water in an aluminium foil for 5 to 6 minutes ona high flame.

For the gravy: Heats a heavy bottomed pan, add 3 tbsp of desi ghee, bay leaf, ginger garlic paste and cook till done. Add the almond paste, green chilies and cook till the ghee separates.

Add milk or chicken stocks and cook till it thickens. Add salt, yellow chilly powder, green cardamom powder, sweet spice powder, soaked kesar and when the desired consistency is reached add sour cream and kewra jal.

Boil the rice with half water and half milk, cardamom, nutmeg. Drain the excess water. In a pan add 1 tbsp desi ghee, rice, grated Mawa, chopped pistachios and a little bit of kesar.

On another pan, add 1 tsp deshi ghee, 1 tsp sugar, carrots (juliennes) and a pinch of nutmeg. Serve hot Mawa Pulav with caramelized carrot and decorate the koftas with silver leaf and fresh mint leaf.