Ingredients
2 litres fresh whole milk
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup basmati rice washed and soaked in water
11/2 tbsp. chopped almonds
11/2 tbsp. chopped pistachios
1/2 tsp. cardamom powder
2-3 pinches saffron
1 small piece edible silver foil (optional)
few rose petals (dark red)
Method
- Rinse a large heavy bottomed saucepan with cold water.
- Pour in the milk. Put to boil, on high flame.
- When it starts to boil, add drained rice.
- Stir gradually till boiling resumes.
- Dissolve crushed saffron in a tbsp. of warm milk or water.
- Continue to boil milk till rice is done. Stir occasionally.
- Press a grain between fingers to check.
- Add saffron, chopped almonds, pistas and cardamom.
- Save a tsp.of chopped almonds and pistas for decorating.
- The milk should be thick enough to thickly coat back of a spoon.
- Transfer to a decorative glass bowl.
- Cool to room temperature. Chill in refrigerator.
- Just before serving, carefully lay the silver foil at the center.
- Dot with rose petals, saved almonds, and pistas.
- Serve chilled.
Making time: 45 minutes (excluding chilling time)
Makes: 7-8 servings
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