Green Plaintain Kofta Rice

GREEN PLAINTAIN KOFTA RICE

Ingredients:

basmati rice - 1 cup

big onions - 2 (chopped)

garlic - 6 flakes

ginger - 1" 

green chillies - 3

oil and ghee - as required

cashews - 1 tbsp

bay leaf - 1 

curry leaves - few

corriander leaves - 2 tbsp

garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp

turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

salt to taste

Grind together:

dry coconut - 3 tbsp

ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp

red chillies - 5

green chillies - 4

corriander seeds - 1 1/2 tsp

Dry roast and powder:

cardamoms - 2

cinnamon - 1 "

cloves - 2 

pepper - 1/4 tsp

curry leaves - few

For kofta:

green plaintain - 1 

salt to taste

ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

garam masala - 1/4 tsp

red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

corriander leaves - 2 tbsp 

turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

gram flour - 2 tbsp

Method:

To make the kofta:

- steam the plaintain

- peel the skin and grate it

- add salt, corriander leaves,turmeric powder,gram flour, ginger garlic paste, garam masala, red chilli powder and mix well

- make balls out of them and flatten them

- deep fry them in oil till crisp

- leave it aside

To make pulav:

- wash and soak rice for 10 mins

- fry rice in ghee for 2 mins

- add oil in a pressure pan

- add the bay leaf, and curry leaves and fry

- add the onions and fry

- crush ginger and garlic and add them into the pan

- add green chillies and cashews 

- fry till they change the colour

- add the ground paste and fry till the raw smell vanishes

- add the rice and water

- mix well cook till till done

- remove the lid and add the ground powder

- add the corriander leaves and mix well

- just add the koftas just before serving..

Source:

Mallika Badrinath Rice Varities Book.