Name: Meethe Chawal recipe by Kajal Arora at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Basmati rice 1 cup; Sugar 1/2 cup; Ghee 1/4 cup; Saffron few strands; Yellow food colour -1/4 tsp; Cardamom Powder 1/4 tsp; Cinnamon stick 1/2 inch; Cloves 3; Raisin, cashew chopped dry coconut -1/2 cup (fried till golden); Water 2 cup

ABOUT Meethe Chawal RECIPE

A tradition, a ritual more than a dessert. A blessing to the would-be mother but a temptation for others

Ingredients Serving: 4

Basmati rice 1 cup
Sugar 1/2 cup
Ghee 1/4 cup
Saffron few strands
Yellow food colour -1/4 tsp
Cardamom Powder 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon stick 1/2 inch
Cloves 3
Raisin, cashew chopped dry coconut -1/2 cup (fried till golden)
Water 2 cup

Instructions

Soak rice for 15 minutes
Soak saffron in warm water
Take ghee in a pan add cloves,cinnamon saute for a few seconds
Add 1 cup water and rice and cover. let it cook till water evaporates on slow flame
In the meantime add sugar, saffron,colour in remaining water mix it at room temperature
Add in the half done rice and add dry fruits
Add cardamom
Let it cook completely like normal rice
Serve hot

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