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Meethe Chawal aka Sweet Rice
Author:
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Recipe type: Appetiser
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 6
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Meethe Chawal which literally translastes as Sweet Rice aka Gur (jaggery) Chawal (Rice) is very simple recipe which can be served as a snack or as a dessert. It is very easy and quick to make and really enjoyed by kids.
Ingredients
- Basmati Rice – 1 cup
- Hot Water – 2 cups
- Jaggery – ¾ cup
- Ghee/ Clarified Butter – 1.5 tbsp
- Cashews – 1 tbsp
- Golden Raisins – 1 tbsp
- Saffron – a pinch
- Orange Zest – ½ tsp
- Cardamom Powder – ¼ tsp
Instructions
- Add the Jaggery to the hot Water, mix well and allow it to dilute with the water.
- In a small skhillet, heat Ghee on medium heat.
- Once hot, add in the Cashews and the Golden Raisins.
- All the Cashews to get a little color and the Raisins plump up.
- Pour it into the rice cooker.
- Add the following to the rice cooker: washed, soaked and drained Rice, Saffron, Orange Zest.
- Use a seive, strain the jaggery water to the rice cooker.
- Mix well and cook as per the rice cooker instructions.
- Once done, fluff with a fork and remove the rice from the cooker.
- Top with Cardamom Powder and serve hot.
Notes
1. You can make this dish in the pressure cooker or stove top as well.
2. For Orange Zest – take an orange and fine grate the orange part of the peel.
3. Great way of powdering the jaggery is to use a grater.
2. For Orange Zest – take an orange and fine grate the orange part of the peel.
3. Great way of powdering the jaggery is to use a grater.
