Kuska #2

Ingredients:

Onion - 2
Tomato - 2
Garlic - 8
Ginger - small piece
Green Chilly - 2
Cloves - 3
Green Elaichi - 1
Cinnamon stick - small piece
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Star Anise - 1 petal
Briyani Masala - 3 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Bay Leaf - 1
Curd - 1 tbsp
Coconut Milk - 2 1/4 cup
Basmati Rice - 3 cup
Salt, Oil, Ghee, Water - As reqd

Method:

• In a blender add in diced tomatoes, onions, garlic and ginger.
• Add in ginger, green chilly, cloves and cinnamon stick.
• Add in elachi, fennel seeds and star anise.
• To this add briyani masala,coriander powder and required salt.
• Blend this to a fine paste by adding water gradually.
• Soak rice for 20 mins in water.
• Now heat ghee in pan and strain and add rice.
• Saute for a min and transfer to electric rice cooker.
• To the same pan add ghee and oil and add bay leaf.
• Add in blended puree and cook in low flame till oil oozes out.
• Now add this to rice.
• Add in coconut milk and curd and mix well.
• Cook for desired time.
• Serve with onion raita.

Note:

We have added only 2 1/2 cups of coconut milk as the blended puree is also liquid.