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Meethe Chawal

Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, pakastani

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Basmati Rice
  • 2 cups Water
  • 20 Saffron Strings
  • 5 Cloves
  • 2 Small Cardamom
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2-3 tbsp Coconut sliced
  • 7-8 Almonds sliced
  • 3 tbsp Cashew halved
  • 3-4 Dates sliced
  • 2 tbsp Ghee

Instructions
 

  • Wash and soak rice in water for 2 hours. After 2 hours drain out the water.
  • Now heat a pan at high heat and add 2 cups of water. To this add saffron strings, 2 cloves and1 small cardamom. Add soaked and drained rice and mix everything.Take a boil.
  • As soon as water starts boiling reduce to heat to lowest , cover the pan. Let the rice cook for 12-14 minutes.
  • On the half way, after 6 minutes stir the rice very gently. Cover the pan again and let it cook for another 6-7 minutes.
  • When 12 minutes completes, open the pan, gently fluff the rice. Switch off the heat and keep the rice aside.
  • For making tadka, take a pan and heat it on high heat. Add 2-3 tbsp of ghee and let it melt. Spread the ghee evenly on pan.
  • Now add 3 cloves and 1 small cardamom. Let them crackle a bit and add cooked rice. Mix very gently otherwise rice grains will break and rice will become mushy.
  • Now add a cup full of sugar and give a gentle mix. Cover the pan cook for a minute. After a minute , open the pan and cook the rice till sugar water evaporates.
  • When rice becomes little dry add half of cashews, half coconut slices, half dates and half of the almond.
  • Mix everything very gently, reduce the heat to lowest , cover the pan and cook rice for 1-2 more minutes.
  • Now give a very gentle mix, Switch off the heat. Sweet rice is ready to serve. Take it out in a bowl and garnish it with leftover nuts.

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