Ingredients:
225g basmati rice
400ml water
200g ghur (break into small
pieces)
14 cup ghee
1 tsp. aniseed
8 green cardamom seeds,
crushed
4 cloves
100g blanched almonds, cut
into slivers
50g unsalted pistachio nuts,
cut into slivers
25g green raisins
1tsp. lemon juice
Method:
1. Rinse rice in a sieve
under the running water,
then soak it in cold water
for 30 minutes. Drain.
2. Put water and gur in a
pan and bring to boil. Boil
for two minutes, then remove
from heat and strain.
3. In another heavy based
pan heat ghee, add cardamom,
aniseed and clove. Stirring
all the time, fry these for
couple of minutes. Stand
well back, in case of
spluttering, and add rice
along with syrup. Bring to
boil, then reduce heat to
low.
4. Add almonds, pistachio
nuts, green raisins and
lemon juice. Stir just once,
cover with a tight fitting
lid and cook for 20 minutes
until syrup is completely
absorbed.