• 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

Wash and soak the rice for atleast 10 minutes.

Slice the onion lengthwise and fry it.

Soak the saffron strands in the milk.

Heat oil in a pan and splutter the cumin seeds and whole garam masala.

Add the nuts and dried fruits and saute for a minute on very low flame to prevent them from getting burnt.

Add the ginger garlic paste, sugar and corriander-cumin powder.

(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 coriander and mint leaves.

Let it cook till the rice is done. At this stage add the remaining saffron-milk mixture on top of the rice.

Add the fresh fruits and mix gently with a fork without breaking the rice.

Add few drops of ghee on top.

Garnish with additional nuts, fruits, cilantro and fresh saffron strands.

by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 1311 views