Beenaj

Total Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 cup basmati rice
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup ghee
• 2 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 -3 cardamoms
• 8 -10 pistachios
• 8 -10 almonds
• 15 -20 raisins
• 3 drops saffron color
• 6 cups water

Recipe

• 1 blanch (optional) almonds and pistas, cut into thin slivers.
• 2 wash and soak rice for 10 minutes.
• 3 put water to boil, add rice, cook till 3/4 done.
• 4 it is done when grain gets mashed between fingers only when forced.
• 5 drain out all water.
• 6 cool in a large plate.
• 7 add sugar and mix gently till with hands till well blended.
• 8 heat ghee.
• 9 add cloves, cinnamon and cardamom.
• 10 add rice, and toss gently with spatula.
• 11 dilute colour in 1/2 cup water, sprinkle over rice.
• 12 when well mixed, cover and simmer till all moisture evaporates.
• 13 garnish with pista and almonds.
• 14 serve hot.