Ingredients:

• 1 cup – Basmati Rice
• 1 tbsp – Nuts of your choice
• 1 – Boiled Potato
• 1/2 cup – Crumbled Paneer
• 1 tsp – Cornflour
• 2 tbsp – Green peas
• 2 tbsp – Chopped Tomato
• 2 tsp – Sugar
• 1/2 tsp – Kashmiri Red Chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala
• 1 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp – Ghee (clarified butter)
• Oil to Deep Fried.

Method:

1. Wash and soak basmati rice in water for 1 hour.
2. Cook with salt in water.
3. Drain the excess water and keep it aside.
4. Heat ghee and add jeera, when it crackles, add the peas and saute for 3-4 minutes.
5. Add tomatoes, chilli powder, garam masala and salt and mix well together.
6. Remove from stove and add cooked rice to this mixture and mix gently.
7. Heat 1 tsp of ghee and fry nuts (do not burn).
8. Add fried nuts to rice and toss.
9. Mix the crumbled paneer, boiled and mashed potato, cornflour, salt and sugar in a bowl, and blend it well.
10. Divide it into 7- 8 balls of equal size.
11. Now heat oil in a kadai and deep-fry these balls in it until golden brown.
12. Place on absorbent kitchen towel to drain excess oil.
13. Now place these fried balls on the cooked rice.
14. Serve hot.
15. Recipe Courtesy: My Own Food Court.

Recipe courtesy of Shruthi