Name: Mitthe chawl ( Meethe Chawal)(sweet rice) recipe by Sana Tungekar at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250 gms Basmati Rice; 1 cup sugar; 1tblspn pure ghee; 1-2 cinnamon sticks; 5-6 cloves; Chopped Almonds; Some Raisins; A pinch or few strands of Saffron

ABOUT Mitthe chawl ( Meethe Chawal)(sweet rice) RECIPE

Basant Panchmi special of North .The Punjabis call it Mitthe chawl ie.Meethe chawal given the yellow color ,marking Basant ,by adding saffron strands .Its aromatic with use of Cinnamon & cloves saute in ghee.My Moms recipe!!

Ingredients Serving: 4

250 gms Basmati Rice
1 cup sugar
1tblspn pure ghee
1-2 cinnamon sticks
5-6 cloves
Chopped Almonds
Some Raisins
A pinch or few strands of Saffron

Instructions

Wash soak rice for five minutes and put to boil
Strain to get separate rice grains well apart
Stir in the pure ghee in rice while hot and strained
Prepare the Sugar syrup now
To 2 glasses Water add sugar, add cinnamon stick, cloves, almonds and saffron threads
Bring to one thread consistency stirring and Cool a little
Now quickly mix lightly the Rice into this sugar mix
Heat only when serving again, mix lightly
Mix and heat well in micro before serving
Serve hot

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