Saturday, April 16, 2011

Red Beans Kofta Biryani



If you have watched Indian cooking show"Master Chef India". Then you are probably familiar with this recipe. This recipe is from one of the contestants named Samita Dugar. This is one of my favorites.
Ingredients:

•  250 g                        Rajma (soaked overnight, boiled & mashed)       
•  200 g                        Basmati Rice       
•  1                               Onion diced       
•  1                               Onion sliced       
•  100 g                        Mixed Vegetables       
•  1                               Tomato slices       
•  3 tsp                         Lemon juice
•  3 tsp                         Mint leaves
•  2 tsp                         Coriander leaves       
•  2 tsp                         Chilli julienned       
•  1/2 tsp                      Ginger juliennes
•  1 tsp                         Ginger slices   
•  1/2 tsp                      Green Chilli sliced fine       
•  1 tsp                         Cornflour       
•  1 tsp                         Raisins       
•  10                             Cashewnuts
•  1/2 cup                     Oil for frying               
•  2 tbsp                       Ghee       
•  1/2 tsp                      Haldi       
•  1/2 tsp •  2                 pod  Green Cardemom       
•  1"piece                     Cinnamon       
•  2                               Cloves       
•  2                               Peppercorns

Method:
   Dry roast all whole spices and grind to a powder. Soak rice in water. Boil rice with diced mixed vegetables. Keep aside.
Now mix rajma, coriander, mint, lemon juice, thinly sliced ginger and chillies, salt and cornflour together.  Make koftas from this mixture.Shallow-fry  these koftas in oil. Keep aside.
Fry cashew and raisins in oil and keep aside. Fry onions till golden brown, remove and keep aside. Heat ghee, add cumin till it splutters, and add onions and sauté till soft.  Add tomatoes, ginger, chillies, mint, coriander, turmeric, ground spices powder, lemon juice and boiled rice. Pan-fry till mixed and well heated. Add fried onions, cashew and raisins. Add koftas and sauté.
            Serve hot with raita.
                                                      








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