Meetha Chawal (Sweet Yellow Rice)

Name: Meetha Chawal (Sweet Yellow Rice)
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cooked basmati rice (about 300 grams); 1 cup sugar (about 200 grams); 1/4 cup water (about 60 ml); 1 teaspoon yellow food coloring (mix with 2 teaspoons milk); 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder; 2 tablespoons mixed nuts (cashews and almonds, lightly fried); A few rose petals, as needed for garnish

Lovely Agrawal @cook_17493693

सूरत

During Saraswati Puja, yellow-colored offerings are often prepared. For this occasion, I made sweet yellow rice.

Lovely Agrawal @cook_17493693

सूरत

During Saraswati Puja, yellow-colored offerings are often prepared. For this occasion, I made sweet yellow rice.

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Ingredients

20 minutes

Serves 4 servings

1 1/2 cupscooked basmati rice (about 300 grams)
1 cupsugar (about 200 grams)
1/4 cupwater (about 60 ml)
1 teaspoonyellow food coloring (mix with 2 teaspoons milk)
1/2 teaspooncardamom powder
2 tablespoonsmixed nuts (cashews and almonds, lightly fried)
A fewrose petals, as needed for garnish

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Steps

20 minutes

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First, boil the rice in water, then drain it using a strainer. Let it cool.
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In a large pan, add water and sugar. Cook until you get a one-string sugar syrup. Add the cardamom powder and the yellow food coloring mixed with milk. Stir to combine.
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Add the cooked rice and mix well. Then, lightly fry the cashews and almonds in ghee and add them to the rice. Your sweet yellow rice is ready.
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Transfer the sweet rice to a plate and garnish with the fried cashews, almonds, and a few rose petals.
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