• Rice (basmati or broken basmati)-2 cup
• Jaggery (pounded)-1.5 cup
• Whole Spices
• Star anise(chakri phool)-1
• Black cardamom -1
• Green cardamom-2
• Cloves-2
• Black peppercorn-4
• Bay leaves-2
• Dry nuts:
• Cashew nuts-5
• Almonds-5
• Char magaz seeds
• water melon seeds,
• musk melon seeds and cantaloupe seeds)-2 tsp
• Raisins-5
• Dry palm date (chuaara )-2
• Fennel seeds-1 tsp
• Clarified butter-4 tbsp
• Water-5 cup

Wash and soak rice in 2cup water for 1 hour. Make a syrup of pounded Jaggery in 2 cup water.

Heat oil in pressure cooker, add fennel seeds and whole spices ,sauté for 2 minutes.

Add dry nuts one by one and fry for 1 minute. Add rice and cook for 1 whistle. Open the lid , add Jaggery syrup and 1 cup water.

Now close the lid.Let it cook for 2 whistles.(Check out for water if seems less add 1 cup more to avoid burning of rice).

by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 1396 views