IT Café Online

Ingredients

500 gms rice
2 bay leaves
30 gms. raisins
12-14 cashewnuts
6 cloves
6 cardamoms
1" piece cinnamon
1 onion, sliced
1 tsp. ginger paste
1/2 tsp. sugar
salt to taste
4 cups hot water
saffron soaked in a tbsp. of milk
200 gms. oil

Method

Clean, wash and drain rice.

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel. Add bay leaves and onion slices. Fry till golden
brown. Add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, cashews and ginger paste.

Fry till light brown. Add rice, salt and sugar. Stir fry for a few minutes.

Add raisins and saffron-milk mixture and mix.

Add 4 cups of hot water and continue to mix. Cover and cook till rice is done.

Garnish with nuts and fried onions.