Ingredients
Basmati Rice – 2 cup
Saffron – 1 tsp
Nuts (Cashews, Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts etc) – 1 cup
Dried Fruits (Black Raisins, Golden Raisins, cranberries, pineapple, papaya etc) – 1 cup
Fresh fruits (Pomogranate, Grapes, Apple ) – 1 cup
Whole Garam Masala – (1 bay leaf, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 cardomon, 3 cloves)
Black Cumin – 1/2 tsp
Fried Onions – 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
Cilantro – handful
Mint – handful
Sugar – 1 tblsp
Corriander- Cumin Powder – 1 tblsp
Milk – 1/4 cup
Oil – 2 tblsp
Ghee – 1 tblsp
Preparation Steps
1. Wash and soak the rice for atleast 10 minutes.
2. Slice the onion lengthwise and fry it.
3. Soak the saffron strands in the milk.
Method
1. Heat oil in a pan and splutter the cumin seeds and whole garam masala.
2. Add the nuts and dried fruits and saute for a minute on very low flame to prevent them from getting burnt.
3. Add the ginger garlic paste, sugar and corriander-cumin powder.
4. (After this you can cook in a rice cooker or stove top.) Add the above mixture to the rice along with required water, fried onions, half of the saffron- milk mixture and finely chopped corriander and mint leaves.
5. Let it cook till the rice is done. At this stage add the remaining saffron-milk mixture on top of the rice.
6. Add the fresh fruits and mix gently with a fork without breaking the rice.
7. Add few drops of ghee on top.
8. Garnish with additional nuts, fruits, cilantro and fresh saffron strands.