Himachali Sweet Rice

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Himachali Sweet Rice

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :20 Min

Cook Time : 30 Min

Total Time : 50 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 8
  • 2 cups parboiled rice white


  • 1 cups sugar


  • 5 nos clove


  • 6 nos cardamom green


  • 1 nos cinnamon


  • 1/4 tsp saffron


  • 4 tbsp milk


  • 4 tbsp butter clarified


  • 2 tbsp cashewnut


  • 4 tbsp raisin


  • 1 cups water

Directions

  • Soak rice for 15 minute
  • Boil 5 cup water with clove ,cardamom and cinnamon
  • When water start boiling add soaked rice
  • Cook it until they are 80% done
  • Drain and rinse twice with normal water
  • Soak saffron strands in warm milk in a bowl
  • Now in a pan heat 1 tbsp ghee (clarified butter) ,fry cashew nut to light golden color
  • Take them out
  • In the same pan fry raisin for 30 sec and take them out
  • In the same pan sprinkle 2 tbsp sugar and heat till they just change into golden color
  • Switch off flame and add cooked rice
  • Mix well
  • Grease a deep vessel or biriyani-pot with 1 tbsp ghee
  • Layer half of rice at bottom
  • Spread half of the fried cashew nut and raisin
  • Layer 1/2 cup sugar
  • Sprinkle half of saffron milk
  • Now spread the rest rice on top of sugar layer
  • Spread rest fried cashew nut and raisin
  • Sprinkle rest sugar
  • sprinkle saffron milk
  • Add 2 tbsp ghee on top
  • Close with a fitting tight lid
  • Put a tawa at lowest flame
  • Put biriyani pot on tawa and let it cook for 15 minute
  • Once cooked , serve hot