For The Green Pea Pulao

3 cups cooked long grained rice (basmati rice)

3/4 cup boiled green peas

2 pinches saffron (kesar) strands

1 tsp milk

1 tbsp ghee

1/2 tsp caraway seeds (shahjeera)

50 mm (2") cinnamon (dalchini)

2 clove (laung / lavang)

2 cardamom (elaichi)

salt to taste

8 to 10 dried apricots (khumani / jardalu) , soaked in for 1 hour , drained and chopped

For The Paneer Koftas

1 cup crumbled paneer (cottage cheese)

3 tbsp plain flour (maida)

a pinch of baking soda

2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

2 tsp finely chopped green chillies

salt to taste

oil for deep-frying

For The Gravy

1 tbsp ghee

3/4 cup fresh curd (dahi) , mixed with 1/2 cup

1/2 tsp sugar

salt to taste

To Be Ground Into A Smooth Paste (for The Gravy) , Using A Little Water

1/2 cup roughly onion

3 tbsp grated coconut

4 garlic (lehsun) cloves

2 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

50 mm (2") cinnamon (dalchini)

3 clove (laung / lavang)

3 cardamom (elaichi)

2 tsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)

7 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces

Other Ingredients

2 tsp ghee for greasing

2 tsp milk