Butter Rice with Tandoori Aloo

Specially designed for the Ninja Double Stack Air Fryer, these recipes can be cooked together using the Double Stack Pro feature for an easy complete meal. A comforting combination of buttery basmati rice served with spicy and smoky tandoori baby potatoes along with a rich onion-tomato base gravy.

 

Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Servings
2
Category

Main Course

Cuisine
Indian

Ingredients

  • Basmati Rice – 1 cup
  • Water – 1.5 cup
  • Butter – 10g
  • Salt – to taste
  • Boiled Baby Potatoes – 100-150g
  • Hung Curd – 50g
  • Tandoori Masala – 10gm
  • Salt – to taste
  • Besan – 10gm
  • Ghee – 10gm
  • Bay Leaf – 1pc
  • Whole Red Chilli – 2-3pc
  • Cumin Seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Onion (finely chopped) – 1 big (80-90g)
  • Tomato (finely chopped) – 1 big (80-90g)
  • Garam Masala – 2 tsp
  • Salt – to taste

Directions

  1. Wash 1 cup basmati rice thoroughly. Transfer the rice into a bake-safe bowl or tray. Add butter, salt, and 1.5 cups water. Cover tightly with foil.
  2. Place the covered rice bowl/tray in Basket 2.
  3. In a mixing bowl, add hung curd, tandoori masala, besan, and salt. Mix well.
  4. Add boiled baby potatoes into the marinade and coat evenly. Keep aside.
  5. Take another bake-safe bowl or silicone basket for the base gravy. Add ghee, bay leaf, whole red chilli, cumin seeds, chopped onion, chopped tomato, garam masala, and salt. Add 30–40ml water and mix well.
  6. Place the gravy bowl in Basket 1 of the Double Stack Air Fryer.
  7. Insert the marinated potatoes onto skewers and place the skewers on the steel rack above the gravy bowl in Basket 1.
  8. Select Roast Mode at 190°C for 10 minutes for Basket 1. Select Bake Mode at 180°C for 25 minutes for Basket 2. Press start.
  9. Once the gravy is cooked, carefully remove the steel rack and allow the gravy mixture to cool completely.
  10. Transfer the gravy mixture into a grinder jar and blend into a smooth paste.
  11. Pour the smooth gravy back into the silicone mould or bake-safe tray.
  12. Add the roasted potatoes into the gravy and cook again on Roast Mode at 190°C for 5 minutes.
  13. Serve hot with butter rice.