Ilisher Moti Pulao (Pulao with hilsha balls)

Ilisher Moti Pulao (Pulao with hilsha balls)

Ingredients of moti:

• 500 gm hilsha fish (big pieces) (washed)
• 2 tablespoon corn flour
• 1 tablespoon pepper powder
• Salt according to taste
• Mustard oil for deep frying

Pulao Ingredients:

• 300 gm Basmati rice (soak in water for an hour)
• 2 bay leaves
• 2-3 cardamom
• 4-5 cloves
• 1 tablespoon sahi jeera (whole)
• Salt & sugar according to taste
• 100 gm ghee (clarified butter)
• 4 cups of water

Preparation of moti:

1. Boil the water with a pinch of salt and add fish pieces.
2. When fish becomes soft, drain the water and keep the fish aside.
3. After few min, make the fish boneless.
4. Take boneless fish, corn flour, pepper powder and salt to taste & makes a tight dough.
5. Heat the oil in a pan, make some small balls from fish dough and deep fry.
6. Keep aside the fried fish balls.

Preparation of Pulao:

1. Drain the water and wash the rice properly and keep it on a board flat utensil.
2. Heat the ghee in a pan, sauté the bay leaves, sahi jeera, cardamom-cloves.
   Add water.
3. When water comes to boil, add pre-washed dry rice, salt & sugar to taste.
4. Cook it for 10-15 min in a medium flame with cover.
5. When rice becomes half cooked add pre-fried balls and cook it for some time.
6. Moti pulao is ready to serve.