ZAFRANI RICE

Half cook the rice with few drops of pure ghee. Let it cool for 10- 15 minutes. Blanch the Almonds. Shred almonds and pistachios and roast almonds in few drops of ghee. Separate orange grains from skin. Make sugar syrup in ? cup of water. Add raisins and saffron soaked in milk to syrup. Add few drops of orange colouring. Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan fry and the rice. Slowly add the sugar syrup. Cook for 5 minutes on slow fire. Add orange juice and cook again for 5 minutes. Garnish with orange grains, dry fruits and silver varq. Serve Hot.

METHOD

Orange Juice (freshly squeezed) 1 cup. Milk 1 tablespoon. Saffron 1 tablespoon. Raisins, Almonds, Pistachio, Cashewnuts, Orange 1 whole. Silver Varq 4 leaves.

817 Elephant Pure Basmati Rice 3 cups (24oz). Sugar 5 cups (40oz). Pure Ghee 1 cup (8oz).