GETTING READY
1 Wash the rice well.
2 In a bowl, soak the rice for 15 minutes.


MAKING
3 For the potato kababs, in a pan, boil the potatoes until tender.
4 Carefully peel them and grate.
5 Combine ground cumin seeds, salt, black pepper, chopped ginger, coriander and chillies into the boiled potatoes and mash.
6 Prepare small oval shaped balls using the mixture.
7 Dust lightly with flour and dip into the flour batter to coat evenly.
8 In a skillet, heat the ghee and fry the kababs until golden brown.
9 In a separate pan, heat the ghee.
10 Add in the onion slices and bay leaves, fry until brown.
11 Add in water, rice, spices, ginger paste, red chilli powder and salt.
12 Cook on a medium heat until tender and the water is absorbed.
13 Remove from the heat.
14 Arrange the fried potato kababs on top and cover the vessel so that the kababs become a little soft.

SERVING
15 Serve hot.