Look inside for the detailed recipe and video.Sweet Saffron Rice or Meethe Kesariya Chawal is a delicious dessert recipe prepared with rice, ghee, sugar, dry fruits, and Saffron. This sweet saffron rice is a beautiful amalgamation of flavours and aromas of Indian Spices with the rice. The Saffron gives a lovely aroma and a fabulous hue to this fantastic dessert. The addition of dry fruits make it even more delicious and gives it a mouth-watering visual appeal. You can prepare this rich and royal delicacy for special occasions and get-togethers. In this recipe, ghee is first flavoured with the aromatic garam masalas; then, the rice is simmered in sugar syrup with saffron-infused milk and dry fruits. Kewra water and rose water adds more flavour to this aromatic dish, and the addition of dry fruits gives this dish a royal touch. Long grain basmati rice is best for this recipe. However, you can prepare this recipe with sella rice or short-grain rice; the cooking time and texture of the dish will vary depending on the rice variety. This dish can be served as a dessert after the meal, or you can enjoy it as it is.
Utensil and Tools
- Philips Induction Cook Top
- Borosil Glass Mixing Bowl
- SiliconSpatula
- Prestige Omega Deluxe Granite Kadai
Ingredients
For Rice
- 1 cup Basmati Rice
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 3 cups Water
For Sweet Rice
- ½ cup Milk
- A generous pinch Saffron
- 3 tbsp Ghee
- 1-inch stick Cinnamon
- 3 Cardamom
- 4 Cloves
- 1 Black Cardamom
- ¼ cup Raisins
- ¼ cup Cashew Nuts (broken)
- ¼ cup Almonds (chopped)
- 1 cup Sugar
- ½ tsp Rose Water
- ½ tsp Kewra water
- ½ cup water
Video
Instructions
- Take a big bowl, add rice, rinse it well 3-4 times, and soak the rice for 30 minutes. Strain the soaked rice into a strainer and keep it aside.
- Take ½ cup of lukewarm milk and add a generous pinch of Saffron into it. Mix it well and soak the Saffron for 20 minutes in milk.
- In a pan, boil 3 cups of water. Add the soaked rice carefully into the boiling water. Add ¼ tsp of turmeric powder and stir it well. Cook the rice on medium heat; once the rice is 80% cooked (do not cook the rice completely), strain it and keep it aside on a Strainer.
- Take a heavy-bottomed pan, add ghee to the pan and heat over medium flame.
- Once the ghee melts, add in the cashew nuts, almonds, and raisins. Fry on a low flame until the nuts turn golden brown and release a nutty aroma. Transfer them to a plate and keep them aside.
- Add the cinnamon, black cardamom, cardamom and cloves. Stir it for 2 minutes until it smells aromatic.
- Now add in the sugar and water. Boil the sugar syrup on a medium flame for 2 minutes. Add the saffron milk, rose water and kewra water. Stir until everything mixes well.
- Add the cooked rice and carefully mix it well with a flat spatula using the lift and drop motion. Mix it gently; The aim is to avoid the rice grains from breaking.
- Cover the pan and cook it on low flame for 10 minutes or until all of the syrup is absorbed by the rice.
- Turn off the flame, cover the rice and leave it for another 5 minutes. Allow the rice to absorb any extra liquid and swell up nicely. Open the lid and gently fluff up the rice from the sides using a flat spatula or fork. It allows the grains to open up well without breaking the rice grains.
- Sweet Saffron Rice is ready to serve. Transfer it to a serving plate, garnish with dry fruits and serve hot.
Nutrition
Calories: 408kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 21mgPotassium: 211mgFiber: 2gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 35IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 1mg
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