Sweet Saffron Rice

Name: Sweet Saffron Rice
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice(washed and soaked for 1/2 hour in water); 2 1/2 cup water for boiling rice; 4 cloves; 2 bay leaves; 4 cardamom pods; 2 tbsp ghee; 4-5 strands saffron(mix it in a tbsp of milk and keep aside); 2 pinch orange food colour (optional); 2 tbsp grated coconut; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 cup milk; 1/4 cup water for making syrup; 1/2 cup sugar; Few drops of rose water or kewra water; 2 tbsp chopped cashews; 2 tbsp chopped almonds; 2 tbsp raisins

Kanika Pareek @kitchenlifelover

Madhya Pradesh

#ingredientrice
Saffron Rice.. A traditional Punjabi dessert, prepared during Basant Panchami Festival. This flavorful dish is made from basmati rice, sugar, some spices.. Goodness of nuts and saffron makes it more aromat and yummy.

Kanika Pareek @kitchenlifelover

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Ingredients

1 hour

4 servings

1 cupbasmati rice(washed and soaked for 1/2 hour in water)
2 1/2 cupwater for boiling rice
4cloves
2bay leaves
4cardamom pods
2 tbspghee
4-5 strandssaffron(mix it in a tbsp of milk and keep aside)
2 pinchorange food colour (optional)
2 tbspgrated coconut
1/4 tspsalt
1 cupmilk
1/4 cupwater for making syrup
1/2 cupsugar
Few drops of rose water or kewra water
2 tbspchopped cashews
2 tbspchopped almonds
2 tbspraisins

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Steps

1 hour

1

Boil 2 1/2 cup water in a thick bottom pan, add salt,2 cloves, 2 cardamom, 1 bay leaf, saffron, food colour and soaked rice. Give it a nice stir and cook till 3/4th done. Remove excess water and spread rice in a big plate.
2

Now mix 1 cup of milk,1/4 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar in a pan, give it a boil and keep this syrup aside.
3

Heat tawa on medium flame. Place a non stick pan or a heavy bottom pan over it.
4

Heat ghee, add cloves, cardamom, bay leaf and dry fruits and grated coconut, saute for few seconds.
5

Now add milk and sugar syrup, give it a nice mix.
6

Add cooked rice, remember we do not want to break rice grains so, mix it gently.
7

Cover it with a lid and cook till all the moisture evaporates and rice also gets cooked properly.
8

Garnish with some nuts and serve hot.