Desserts and Sweets Recipes - Sweet Yellow Rice

Ingredients

• 150g/5 oz patna or basmati rice

• 200ml/7 fl oz water

• 150g/5 oz sugar

• 150ml/1/4 pt water

• 50g/2 oz raisins

• 25g/1 oz blanched almonds, chopped

• 25g/1 oz cashew nuts, chopped

• 25g/1 oz desiccated (shredded) coconut

• 15ml/1 tbsp ghee

• 5ml/1 tsp ground cardamom

• 5ml/1 tsp yellow food color

• 1.5ml/1/4 tsp saffron

Garnish

• 50g/2 oz Khoya

 

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Method:

1. Place the rice and water in a pan, bring to the boil then reduce the heat to low and cook for 7 minutes until all the water has been absorbed and the rice is not quite cooked.

2. Place the sugar, water, raisins, nuts, coconut, ghee, cardamom, food color and saffron in a pan, bring to the boil then stir in the rice.

3. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 7 minutes until the rice is cooked and the water has been absorbed, Gently mix in half the khoya then sprinkle with the remaining khoya and serve hot.