Preparation time: approx. 45 min
Serves approx. 5-6 people
INGREDIENTS
- Basmati Rice – 170gm
- Hot Water
- Freshly Grated Coconut – 100gm
- Grated Jaggery – 300gm
- Nutmeg Powder – 7gm
- Ghee – 10gm
- Raisins – 10gm
- Cashew Nuts – 10gm
PREPARATION
- Wash the rice and allow is to rest for 10 minutes to dry.
- Heat half of the ghee in a pot and roast the cloves briefly. Add the rice and lightly roast on a low flame for 5 minutes. Add the hot water (twice the amount of rice or as required) and cook till the rice is soft.
- Use some more of the ghee to roast the coconut for 5 to 7 minutes. Add the jaggery and nutmeg powder and cook for 7 to 10 minutes until the jaggery melts and it has mixed properly with the coconut.
- Roast the cashew nuts and raisins separately in the remaining ghee, then add them to the coconut and jaggery mixture prepared before this.
- Add all of this mixture to the warm rice, mix again well and allow it to rest for 30 minutes for the rice to absorb the liquid. Serve warm.