Gur Walay Chaval - (Jaggery Rice)
A traditional sweet rice recipe.
Ingredients:
225 grams rice, basmati400 ml water200 grams gur, break into small pieces1\4 cup ghee1 teaspoon aniseed (saunf)8 - green cardamom seeds, crushed4 cloves -100 grams almonds blanched,cut into sliver50 grams unsalted pistachios, sliced25 grams raisins, green1 teaspoon lemon juice
How to Cook:
1. Rinse the rice in a sieve under the running water and then soak it in cold water for 30 minutes. Drain.
2. Put water and gur in a pan and bring to boil. Boil for two minutes and then remove from heat and strain.
3. Heat ghee in another heavy based pan; add cardamom, aniseed and clove. Stirring all the time, fry these for few seconds. Stand well back, in case of spluttering, and add the rice along with syrup. Bring to boil, and then reduce the heat to low.
4. Add almonds, pistachio nuts, green raisins and lemon juice. Stir just once, cover with a tight fitting lid and cook for 20 minutes until the syrup is completely absorbed.
Variations:
Add 1\2 cup grated carrots or boiled yellow lentils (channa dal) along with nuts.
This recipe serves 6 people.
Preparation Time: 20 minutes.
Cooking Time: 30 minutes.
A traditional sweet rice recipe.
Ingredients:
225 grams rice, basmati400 ml water200 grams gur, break into small pieces1\4 cup ghee1 teaspoon aniseed (saunf)8 - green cardamom seeds, crushed4 cloves -100 grams almonds blanched,cut into sliver50 grams unsalted pistachios, sliced25 grams raisins, green1 teaspoon lemon juice
How to Cook:
1. Rinse the rice in a sieve under the running water and then soak it in cold water for 30 minutes. Drain.
2. Put water and gur in a pan and bring to boil. Boil for two minutes and then remove from heat and strain.
3. Heat ghee in another heavy based pan; add cardamom, aniseed and clove. Stirring all the time, fry these for few seconds. Stand well back, in case of spluttering, and add the rice along with syrup. Bring to boil, and then reduce the heat to low.
4. Add almonds, pistachio nuts, green raisins and lemon juice. Stir just once, cover with a tight fitting lid and cook for 20 minutes until the syrup is completely absorbed.
Variations:
Add 1\2 cup grated carrots or boiled yellow lentils (channa dal) along with nuts.
This recipe serves 6 people.
Preparation Time: 20 minutes.
Cooking Time: 30 minutes.
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