kofta biryani recipe | veg kofta biriyani | kofte ki biryani
easy kofta biryani recipe | veg kofta biriyani | kofte ki biryani
Servings 4 Servings
Ingredients
for kofta:
- 1 cup paneer / cottage cheese grated
- 2 potato / aloo boiled & mashed
- ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 chilli finely chopped
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ¼ cup besan / gram flour roasted
- ½ tsp salt
- oil for roasting
for curry:
- 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 3 pods cardamom
- 1 pod black cardamom
- 7 cloves
- 1 tsp cumin / jeera
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 chilli slit
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tomato finely chopped
- ¾ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 tsp biryani masala
- 1 cup curd / yogurt whisked
- 2 tbsp mint / pudina chopped
- 2 tbsp coriander chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup water
for rice:
- 8 cup water
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 tsp cumin / jeera
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 2 pods cardamom
- 5 cloves / lavang
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1½ cup basmati rice soaked 20 minutes
- 1 tbsp oil
for layering:
- 4 tbsp coriander chopped
- 4 tbsp mint / pudina chopped
- 4 tbsp fried onion / barista
- 2 tbsp saffron water
- ½ cup water
- 1 tsp ghee / clarified butter
- ¼ tsp saffron food colour optional
Instructions
- firstly, in a thick bottomed deep vessel spread in a layer of prepared kofta curry.
- further layer with cooked rice.
- also spread few chopped mint, coriander and fried onions.
- as a third layer, spread again prepared kofta curry.
- repeat layering with cooked rice, coriander, mint, fried onions, 2 tbsp saffron water.
- also top with ½ cup water from sides, 1 tsp ghee, sprinkle saffron food colour and biryani masala.
- now close with aluminium foil. you can alternatively use the wheat dough to seal.
- keeping the flame on low, cook for 15-20 minutes or till the rice gets completely cooked in presence of steam or dum.
- finally, serve paneer kofta biryani with raita or mirchi ka salan.