MOTI PILAU
Ingredients
For Moti:
1: chicken mince 1 kg
2: bread crumbs 1/2 cup
3: salt 1 tsp
4: cumin seeds 2 tsp (dry roasted & crushed)
5: egg 1
6: ginger & garlic paste 1 tbsp
7: turmeric 1/2 tsp
8: red chilli powder 1 tsp
9: fresh coriander 1/3 cup
For Pilau:
1: rice 1 kg (washed & soaked for 20 minutes)
2: thick greek yogurt 1/2 cup
3: onion 1 large (finely sliced)
4: tomatoes 5 medium (sliced)
5: salt 2 & 1/2 tbsp
6: Chinese salt 2 tsp
7: crushed red chilli 1 & 1/2 tbsp
8: turmeric 1/2 tsp
9: cinnamon stick 2
10: black pepper corn 15
11: black cardamom 3
12: cloves 8
13: cumin seeds 1 tsp
14: green cardamom 5
15: bullet green chilli 4
16: ginger & garlic paste 2 tbsp
17: oil 1 cup
18: water as much required for making rice
For Garnishing:
1: almonds 10 (sliced)
2: pistachios 15 (sliced)
3: chandi ka warq
Instructions
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MOTI PILAU
1: in a bowl add chicken mince with all ingredients under moti, mix well lightly grease your palms & make small balls.
2: heat oil and fry the balls till light golden, on medium to high, then place them one paper towel, keep aside.
3: heat oil 1 cup add cinnamon stick, cloves, cumin, black pepper corn, black cardamom, green cardamom, onion, ginger & garlic paste and fry till golden, on high flame.
4: now add tomatoes, crushed red chilli, salt, Chinese salt, turmeric cook till the oil comes on the surface and the tomatoes reduce, on high flame.
5: then add yogurt and cook on high flame the oil comes on the surface, on high flame.
6: add rice, water, green chilli and cook on high flame till the water dries, then cover the lid and simmer rice for 10 to 15 minutes, on low flame.
7: to serve add rice on a platter add the fried chicken balls, almonds, pistachio, chandi warq.
8: serve hot.
