Meethe Chawal for Baisakhi

  

 Ingredients

For rice:

• 1 cup basmati rice (soaked for 30 minutes)
• 3 cups water
• 2-3 green cardamoms
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 2 cloves
• A pinch of salt

For sweet flavouring:

• ¾ cup sugar (adjust as per taste)
• 2 tbsp ghee
• ½ tsp saffron strands (soaked in 2 tbsp warm milk)
• ½ tsp cardamom
• ¼ cup chopped dry fruits (almonds, cashews, pistachios)
• 1 tbsp raisins
• 2 tbsp grated coconut
• A few drops of kewra or rose water

Method

1. Boil 3 cups of water with cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves, and a pinch of salt.
2. Add soaked rice and cook until 90% done. Drain the excess water and set the rice aside.
3. Heat ghee in a pan and fry dry fruits and raisins until golden brown. Remove and keep aside.
4. In the same ghee, add sugar and ¼ cup water. Let the sugar melt completely.
5. Add saffron-infused milk and mix well.
6. Add the cooked rice to the sugar syrup and mix gently.
7. Add the cooked rice to the sugar syrup and mix gently.
8. Sprinkle cardamom powder and kewra/rose water.
9. Cover and cook on low heat for 10 minutes until the rice absorbs the flavour.
10. Garnish with roasted dry fruits and serve hot.                       

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