9
Meethe Chawal
Serves 9 Pressure Cooking Time: 3 minutes
6 tablespoons ghee
1
/
3
cup copra cut into 1 cm x
1
/
4
cm pieces
3 tablespoons raisins
9 green cardamoms
crushed
3 cups Basmati rice soaked in
water for
1
/
2
hour and
drained
3 cups water
2
1
/
2
cups sugar
a large pinch saffron dissolved in 1
tablespoon hot water
1. Heat ghee in cooker for about 2 minutes. Add
copra and fry till pale brown. Add raisins and
cardamoms. Stir for a few seconds. Add rice. Stir
fry till rice turns opaque (approximately 3 minutes).
Add 2
1
/
2
cups water. Stir once.
2. Close cooker. Bring to full pressure on high heat.
Reduce heat and cook for 1 minute.
3. Remove cooker from heat. Allow to cool naturally.
4. Meanwhile, in a pan, mix sugar with remaining
water (
1
/
2
cup). Bring to boil on high heat stirring
until sugar is dissolved. Add saffron. Remove pan
from heat.
5. Open cooker. Pour sugar syrup over rice. Mix well.
6. Close cooker. Bring to full pressure on high heat.
Reduce heat and cook for 2 minutes.
7. Remove cooker from heat. Allow to cool naturally.
8. Open cooker. Serve hot.
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