Tofu & Veggies Kofta Pulao

Since i have prepared koftas with tofu and methi leaves, everyone at home asked me to prepare again, so today i prepared them in an another way using just tofu along with few veggies and turned everything as a delicious,quick at the same time a very easy pulao, this pulao tastes extremely delicious and i served them along with onion raita..This pulao suits prefectly for lunch box menu, as a main course dish for a party menu or else a sunday special dish for vegetarian lovers..I cant stop myself making dishes with tofu and i have no words to explain how these koftas are delicious, u can also skip the deep frying part and u can surely bake ur tofu koftas through oven, next time am gonna make some gravy with this beautiful and healthy koftas..Making koftas with tofu sounds extremely easy and prefect for me to feed my family to enjoy happily this healthy bean curd called 'Tofu'..



Tofu & Veggies Koftas:
3nos Potatoes (big & cooked)
1cup Extra firm tofu (grated)
2tbsp Gram flour
1tbsp Corn flour
1/4cup Carrot,beans (chopped finely)
1/2cup Onions (chopped)
1tsp Red chilly powder
1tsp Garam masala powder
1/2tsp Cumin powder
1/2tsp Fennel seed powder
Salt
Oil for deepfrying

Heat few drops of oil, sauté the chopped onions, chopped veggies until they turns soft..Take now the cooked and mashed potatoes, gram flour, corn flour,grated extra firm tofu, sauteed onions and veggies, red chilly powder, garam masala powder, cumin powder, fennel seed powder and salt and turn everything as thick batter..

Heat oil for deep frying, make medium size balls from the batter and drop gently to the hot oil,fry until the koftas turns golden brown..Alternatively u can bake them, by arranging over a greased baking sheet, bake them in 350F for 15-20minutes until they crust turns brown..

For Pulao:
2cups Basmati rice

pinch Food colour (its completely optional)
2no Onions( chopped)
2nos Tomatoes (chopped)
1tsp Ginger garlic paste
3nos Green chillies (slit opened)
1/2tsp Cumin powder
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
1/2tsp Pepper powder
1/2tsp Garam masala powder
2nos Whole spices (bayleaves, cloves, cinnamon stick)
Salt
Oil
Coriander leaves & mint leaves (chopped)

Cook the rice with 3cups of water and food colour,keep aside and let them cool..Heat enough oil and add the bayleaves, cloves, cinnamon stick, fry until they turns brown..add the chopped onion pieces, ginger garlic paste,chopped tomato pieces and cook until the raw smell goes away...add immediately slit opened green chillies, garam masala powder,turmeric powder, cumin powder, pepper powder , curryleaves and salt and cook everything in simmer until the oil get separates, finally add the tofu-veggies koftas,chopped coriander leaves, chopped mint leaves and saute for few minutes...

Now add the already cooked rice and toss gently until everything get well mixed..Serve hot with any raitas..