Kashmiri Pulao

Ingredients

Basmati rice – 500 gm

Cloves – 4

Cinnamon – 1 inch piece

Cardamom – 3

Cumin seeds – ½  tsp

Bay leaf – 2

Milk – 2 cups

Cream – ½ cup

Chopped fruits – 1 cup

Sugar – 1 tsp

Ghee – 2 tsp

Rose water

Salt to taste

Method

Wash rice and soak in water for ten to fifteen minutes. Heat ghee or butter in a pan, add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf, cumin seeds, fry for half second, then add soaked rice and fry for two minutes. Add to it cream, milk, sugar and salt and half cup of water. Bring to boil. Cover the lid and simmer till cooked. In the end, add chopped mixed fruit and sprinkle few drops of rose water before serving.