Ingredients :
Basmati Rice - 2 cup
Saffron - 1 tsp
Nuts (Cashews, Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts etc) - 1 cup
Dried Fruits (Black Raisins, Golden Raisins, cranberries, pineapple, papaya etc) - 1 cup
Fresh fruits (Pomogranate, Grapes, Apple ) - 1 cup
Whole Garam Masala - (1 bay leaf, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 cardomon, 3 cloves)
Black Cumin - 1/2 tsp
Fried Onions - 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Cilantro - handful
Mint - handful
Sugar - 1 tblsp
Corriander- Cumin Powder - 1 tblsp
Milk - 1/4 cup
Oil - 2 tblsp
Ghee - 1 tblsp
Preparation Steps :
1. Wash and soak the rice for atleast 10 minutes.
2. Slice the onion lengthwise and fry it.
3. Soak the saffron strands in the milk.
Preparation Method :
1. Heat oil in a pan and splutter the cumin seeds and whole garam masala.
2. Add the nuts and dried fruits and saute for a minute on very low flame to prevent them from getting burnt.
3. Add the ginger garlic paste, sugar and corriander-cumin powder.
4. (After this you can cook in a rice cooker or stove top.) Add the above mixture to the rice along with required water, fried onions, half of the saffron- milk mixture and finely chopped corriander and mint leaves.
5. Let it cook till the rice is done. At this stage add the remaining saffron-milk mixture on top of the rice.
6. Add the fresh fruits and mix gently with a fork without breaking the rice.
7. Add few drops of ghee on top.
* Garnish with additional nuts, fruits, cilantro and fresh saffron strands.
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