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Rice Kesari Bath

Ingredients

Basmati rice - 1/2 cup

Turmeric - a generous pinch

Water - 1 & 1/2 cups

( Add the washed  rice , water and turmeric powder into a pressure cook and cook till done )

Chopped cashew nuts - 10

Raisins - 1 tbsp

Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Saffron strings - a generous pinch

( soak them in 2 tbsp of milk)

Sugar - 1 cup

( add more or less according to your taste)

Ghee - 8 tsp

Method

Heat 1 tsp of ghee and fry the nuts till light brown and keep it aside. In the same pan add 4 tsp of ghee and add the cooked rice , in low flame cook for a minute.

Add the sugar and mix till they dissolve and rice is well mixed with the sugar.

Add remaining ghee and mix till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan , add the saffron milk and mix till well combined.

Switch off the flame and add the fried nuts and cardamom powder , mix well and serve hot.

Notes:

a) If you want the rice to be too soft then add 2 cups of water instead of 1 & 1/2 cups.

b) Add sugar according to your sweetness , 1 cup of sugar was perfect for this sweet.

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