Name: Zesty Sweet Rice recipe by Neha Pahilwani at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Rice 1 cup; Sugar 3/4 cup; Green cardamoms 6 to 8 (crushed); Fennel Seeds 1 tsp; Cinnamon 1/2 inch stick; Salt a pinch; Few saffron strands; Milk 1 tbsp; Few unsalted pistachios (chopped); Khopra slivers 2 tbsp; Few almonds (chopped); Few black raisins; Orange zest 2 tsp; Ghee/oil 4 tbsp; Enough water to cook rice

ABOUT Zesty Sweet Rice RECIPE

A fusion version of Sindhi Tahri, this yellow, mild yet divine dish is sure to leave a lingering zesty taste on your palate . Here, this dish has been presented as a dessert in its pure and soulful form without adding any artificial colour or essence.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Rice 1 cup
Sugar 3/4 cup
Green cardamoms 6 to 8 (crushed)
Fennel Seeds 1 tsp
Cinnamon 1/2 inch stick
Salt a pinch
Few saffron strands
Milk 1 tbsp
Few unsalted pistachios (chopped)
Khopra slivers 2 tbsp
Few almonds (chopped)
Few black raisins
Orange zest 2 tsp
Ghee/oil 4 tbsp
Enough water to cook rice

Instructions

Wash and soak rice for an hour
Soak saffron in warm milk
In a pan heat ghee/oil and add the fennel seeds and crushed cardamom powder . Pour enough water to cook rice in it.
Now add the rice to the boiling water, saffron along with the milk, a pinch of salt and let it cook till rice is three fourths done.
Then add sugar , khopra slivers and orange zest. Gently mix them, cover and cook on low flame.
Once sugar water is absorbed, add raisins and chopped nuts. Place the pot on dum.
Heat a little ghee and pour over the rice.
Garnish with some more nuts

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