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Stuffed Rice

Stuffed Rice is a rice where the rice is stuffed with a curry and presented . It is the serving style which is unique .
Course Dinner, Lunch, Rice
Cuisine Indian Cuisine
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

Rice

  • 1 cup rice
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 2 green cardamoms
  • 2 tbsp oil / ghee
  • Salt to taste
  • in Few strands saffron dissolvedwater

Stuffing

  • Paneer Butter Masala
  • Ingredients
  • 200 gms cottage cheese
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 piece ginger
  • 1 large onion boiled and puréed
  • 1 big cardamom
  • 1 clove
  • 1 tsp shahi jeera
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp chilly powder
  • 1/2 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp kitchen king masala
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp kasoori methi
  • 2 tbsp butter

Instructions

Stuffing

  • Heat a tablespoon of oil and add the onion paste .
  • Cook till it is pink , add ginger garlic paste.
  • Cook further till the onions are golden .
  • Add tomato purée and cook till there’s no moisture .
  • Add turmeric powder , coriander powder , red chili powder, kitchen king masala and salt .
  • Add little water and mix well . Add paneer pieces and let simmer till the paneer gets well coated with the gravy .
  • Add butter and sprinkle some kasoori methi.

Rice

  • Soak the saffron in a tbsp of Luke warm water .
  • Wash and soak the rice for 20 minutes .
  • Place 21/4 cups of water to boil .
  • Take a Muslim cloth and tie cloves , shahi jeera , big cardamom and bay leaf .
  • Add the muslin bundle to the boiling water , let boil for a while so that the flavours from the spices are infused.
  • Add salt and a tablespoon of oil.
  • Add rice and cook till about 80 % of the water is absorbed.
  • Simmer the flame , cover the rice and place a heavy mortar over it .
  • Let cook till the rice is done , which would take anywhere between 3-5 minutes .

Assembling the rice

  • Take a jelly mould and grease it lightly .
  • Brush the bottom lightly with some saffron water.
  • Put the hot rice into the mould reserving 3-4 tbsp .
  • Wet your hands and start pressing the rice on the sides and then at the bottom .
  • We need a layer of rice all around the inside of the mould , making it like a rice bowl .
  • Fill in the paneer stuffing .
  • Cover the paneer with rice , make sure it is well packed .
  • Take a plate and invert it over the jelly mould and flip it over .
  • You shall get stuffed rice . Serve with some fresh boiled green peas .

Notes

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