Jaggery Rice (GUR WALAY CHAWAL)

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice – 1 cup
• Hot Water – 2 cups
• Jaggery – 3/4 cup
• Ghee/ Clarified Butter – 1.5 tbsp
• Cashews – 1 tbsp
• Golden Raisins – 1 tbsp
• Saffron – a pinch
• Cardamom Powder – 1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Add the Jaggery to the hot Water, mix well and allow it to dilute with the water.
2. In a small pan, heat Ghee on medium heat.
3. Once hot, add in the Cashews and the Golden Raisins.
4. All the Cashews to get a little color and the Raisins plump up.
5. Pour it into the rice cooker.
6. Add the following to the rice cooker: washed, soaked and drained Rice, Saffron, Cardamom Powder.
7. Use a strainer, strain the jaggery water to the rice cooker.
8. Mix well and cook as per the rice cooker instructions.
9. Once done remove the rice from the cooker.
10. Garnish with the saffron and  serve hot.