Beenaj
Ready In: 10 mins
Serves: 5
Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup ghee
- 2 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 -3 cardamoms
- 8 -10 pistachios
- 8 -10 almonds
- 15 -20 raisins
- 3 drops saffron color
- 6 cups water
Directions
- Blanch (optional) almonds and pistas, cut into thin slivers.
- Wash and soak rice for 10 minutes.
- Put water to boil, add rice, cook till 3/4 done.
- It is done when grain gets mashed between fingers only when forced.
- Drain out all water.
- Cool in a large plate.
- Add sugar and mix gently till with hands till well blended.
- Heat ghee.
- Add cloves, cinnamon and cardamom.
- Add rice, and toss gently with spatula.
- Dilute colour in 1/2 cup water, sprinkle over rice.
- When well mixed, cover and simmer till all moisture evaporates.
- Garnish with pista and almonds.
- Serve hot.
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