Long grain
rice 1/2 kg (soaked in water for 20 minutes)
Sugar 2 cups
Yellow food
color 1/2 tsp
Almonds 10
(blanched and slivered)
Pistachio nuts
10 (blanched and slivered)
Cloves 6
Small
cardamoms 4
Banaspati Ghee
or Cooking Oil 1 cup
Boil 8
cups of water in a pan and add rice, cloves and cardamoms.
Cook till the rice is boiled. Strain and drain all the
water. Leave to cool. Spread rice on a large dish, sprinkle
sugar, food color and slivered nuts on it. Carefully mix so
that the color spreads evenly. Now heat the banaspati in a
pan, add rice and cook on low heat until all the syrup of
sugar dries up. Place the pan on a heavy griddle (tava) and
cook for 20-30 minutes. Remove from heat. Fluff it up with a
fork and serve.
