Name: Moti Kofta Pulao recipe by Deepa Bajaj at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup Basmati Rice; 1/4 cup onion sliced; 2 tbsp curd; 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste; 1/2 tsp jeera [cumin seeds]; 1 bay leaf; 1 big Elachi (black cardomom); 1 small stick cinnamon; 1 green chilly slit into two; 1/2 tsp biryani/pulao masala; 1 tsp mint leaves; 1-2 drops liquid yellow food colour; Cashew nuts & Raisins for garnishing; Coriander leaves for garnishing; For the Moti :; 1 cup grated paneer; 1-2tsp cornflour; Salt to taste; Oil for frying; Sliver warq

Ingredients Serving: 4

1 cup Basmati Rice
1/4 cup onion sliced
2 tbsp curd
1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp jeera [cumin seeds]
1 bay leaf
1 big Elachi (black cardomom)
1 small stick cinnamon
1 green chilly slit into two
1/2 tsp biryani/pulao masala
1 tsp mint leaves
1-2 drops liquid yellow food colour
Cashew nuts & Raisins for garnishing
Coriander leaves for garnishing
For the Moti :
1 cup grated paneer
1-2tsp cornflour
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
Sliver warq

Instructions

Wash and Soak rice for sometime
Take grated paneer in a bowl, add salt n pepper. Add cornflour for binding and make small balls ( moti size) of the mixture
Now fry these motis into hot oil and drain on tissue. Cover these motis with sliver warq and keep aside
Heat oil in a pan, add whole garam masala, jeera when it splutters, add onion and fry for a min ,add ginger garlic paste and again fry for a min , add washed rice, curd, green chilly, salt, now saute it well.
Add 2 cups of water and allow the rice to cook, when the water almost dries up , lower the flame, sprinkle some biryani masala, spread some mint leaves and also 2-3 drops of liquid yellow food colour. Cover the lid and cook for 4-5 mins on lower flame
Now serve this rice in a rice platter, place motis on the top, add cashew and raisins and finally garnish with coriander leaves

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