zafrani pulao

Ingredients

Long grained rice – 2 cups

Sugar – ½ cup

Ghee – 4 tsp

Nutmeg powder – ¼ tsp

Small cardamom powder – ½ tsp

Almonds – 22

Raisins - 15

Cashew nuts – 18

Saffron – a pinch

Method

Wash rice and soak it in water and leave it for half an hour.  Chop almonds cashew nuts. In a pan, add ghee or butter, and stir fry almonds and cashew nuts and raisins.. When it is light golden brown, remove and keep aside. In the same oil, add rice, nutmeg powder, cardamom powder, saffron, raisins and sugar. Add three and half cup water and milk and mix well. Cover and cook for few minutes till the whole water evaporates. Simmer for five minutes and then garnish with almonds and cashew nuts and serve hot.