Bangladeshi Kofta Biryani Recipes

Ingredients:
   -- For Kofta Curry:

• Basmati rice- 500 grms
• Lamb/ beef or chicken mince- for kofta curry
• Chopped onions - 3 
• Garlic paste- 2 tbsps
• Ginger paste- 1 tbsps
• Garam masala- 2 tbsps
• Tomato ketchup- 3 tbsps
•  Coriander leaves- 1/2 cup chopped fine
• Tomato cut in cubes- 4
• Chili powder-1 tsp
• Cumin powder-1 tsp
• Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
• Oil- 5 tbsp

--To Garnish:

• Large onion sliced finely- 1
• Saffron strands- 1 tbsp
• warm milk-3 tbsp
• Fresh Chopped Coriander- 3-4 tbsp

Procedures:

1. Wash the rice, soak them in warm water for 30 minutes, cook the rice till almost it almost done.
2. drain remaining water and keep them aside.
3. Add the 2 chopped onion, garlicpaste, ginger paste, garap masala, tomato ketchup, coriander leaves into meat mince, mix them in a large bowl.
4. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the sliced onion in it till crispy and golden.
5. Keep the golden onion aside for garnish.
6. In the same oil add the rest of the chopped onion, fry till they are golden, then add the ginger and garlic paste.Fry for few minutes.
7. Add all other spices and fry for 2-3 minutes.
8. Add the tomatoes and mix well. Fry the masala till the oil seperates from it.
9. Add 1cup of warm water to the masala and season with salt to taste.
10. Gently add the meat balls, do not stir for about 5 minutes. stir gently so as not to break the meatballs. 
11. Cook uncovered till the the meatballs are done. there should not be 1 to 1/2 cups gravy left at th end of this stage. Soak the saffron strands in 2-3 tbsps of warm milk.
12. In a large baking dish grease lightly with oil, layer the rice and koftas as follows: rice-koftas-rice-koftas-rice. End with a layer of rice.
13. Pour the Saffron infused milk all over the top of the last layer of rice, garnish with the crispy fried onions, chopped coriander leaves. cover the dish and seal tightly. bake in a hot oven for 30 minutes.
14. Serve hot with raita and green salad of your salad.