Kofta Biryani Recipe

• For Koftas
• ¾ cup Chick Peas (Kabuli Chana), soaked overnight
• 1 Onion, chopped
• 3 cloves of Garlic
• 2 tbsp Coriander Leaves, chopped
• 1 Green Chili, chopped
• Juice of half Lemon
• Salt to taste
• Oil (as required)
  
  For Gravy
• 1 Onion, finely chopped
• 2 Tomatoes, pureed
• 1 tsp Ginger, grated
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Chili Powder
• 3/4 tsp Garam Masala
• 2 cups Spinach, chopped
• 1/3 cup Cream
• 2 tbsp Oil
• Salt to taste
  
  For Rice
• 1 cup Long-grained Rice, soaked
• 2 Cloves
• 2 Bay Leaves
• Salt to taste
  
  Other Ingredients
• 1/2 cup Mint Leaves, chopped
• 1/3 cup Milk
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 1/4 tsp Cardamom Powder
• Few Strands Of Saffron

• For the kofta, first blend Kabuli chana, onion, green chilli, chopped coriander, garlic, half lemon juice and salt in a mixer into a thick paste.
• Heat oil in a pan and fry spoonfuls of this paste over medium flame.
• Fry till the kofta balls turn golden brown.
• Keep aside the kofta balls.
• To make the gravy, heat some oil in a pan. Sauté the onion till it turns pink. Now, add tomato puree, ginger, turmeric and chilli powder and cook till the oil separates.
• Thereafter, add water and bring it to boil.
• Now, put the already prepared kofta balls into it and cook for a few minutes.
• Remove from the flame and pour the fresh cream over it.
• For making the rice, in a large pan, add the rice, cloves, bay leaves, salt and 2 cups of water.
• Bring the mixture to a boil and then simmer till the rice is almost cooked. Keep aside.
• Now, take a baking dish and grease it with ghee.
• Evenly spread a layer of rice on the baking dish and arrange over it a layer of kofta with the gravy. Again, spread another layer of rice.
• Now, in a separate pan, combine milk, butter, cardamom powder and saffron. Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Once the mixture is boiled, pour it over the layered biryani and cover the dish with an aluminum foil.
• Bake the dish in a pre heated oven for about 20 minutes at 200 degrees C.
• Enjoy hot veg kofta biryani with chilled raita!!