Pashtooni Zarda Pulao

Ingredients

• 750 gm sella rice
• 200 gm ghee
• 6 green cardamom
• 6 black cardamom
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 bay leaves
• 150 gm khoya
• 4 cloves
• 5 gm fennel seeds
• 200 gm sugar
• 25 gm pistachios
• 25 gm almonds
• 50 gm cashews
• 1 gm saffron
• 50 gm raisins
• 1/2 tsp of rose water
  

  Method

• Soak rice in water for 1 hour and drain. Mix milk, saffron, rose water and sugar in a bowl.
• Heat 10-15 cups of water in a pan. Once it comes to boil, add the soaked rice and cook further till the rice is about 80% cooked.
• Strain the water from the rice and mix half of ghee. Heat the remaining half of ghee in a pan. Add dry fruits and fry till golden-brown.
• Add whole spices and fry for about half a minute. Add the milk mixture and boil. Add the rice and cook on low flame for 10-12 min with cover.
• Garnish with khoya, nuts and serve hot.