- Take a bowl and soak 1 cup of rice in 4 cups of water for atleast 2 hrs...
- Take a kadai..turn on the gas and put 2 tbsp Desi ghee in it..
- After 2 mins when ghee is become hot put 4 cloves and 4 black papper in it..
- Now drain rice and put them in the kadai and add 2.5 cups of fresh water..Add pinch of haldi powder as well..
- Cover the kadai with a plate and let rice cook for atleast 10 to 15 mins on a medium to low flame When rice is about to cook ( half se thoda jyada) add 1 cup of granulated sugar.
- Cover it again. Let the sugar melt completely on low flame..After 5 mins add 1/2 tsp cardamom powder and 8 to 10 saffron threads.
- Check the rice..if it is cooked properly sprinkle 1 tsp pista flakes and 1 tsp badam flakes..
- Saffron Rice is ready to eat...serve in a bowl and garnish with some more pista, badam and cherry...
Saffron Rice is a sweet dessert... It is a very special food for Basant Panchami to pay homage to Maa Saraswati ...As saffron signifies yellow colour and yellow colour also represent energy, knowledge and enlightenment.
Saffron Rice
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By Ravi Agrawal
Feb, 5th
583
Servings
4 persons
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
0 - 2
Ingredients
- Basmati Rice, sugar, water, Ghee, cardamom powder
- Saffron, badam n pista flakes, haldi powder,
Instructions
Notes/Tips
Do not over cook rice..
