KESARI-BHAAT

INGREDIENTS:-
 :-1 tblsp cashewnuts
 :-1 tblsp raisins
:- 1 cup basmati rice
:- 1/2 tsp green cardamom powder
:- 1/2 cup sugar
:- 1 tblsp pure ghee
:- 1/2 tbsp sugar
:- few strands saffron

Preparation:

*Soak rice for half an hour.
*Heat up ghee in a pan, fry raisins and cashewnuts, remove and keep aside.
*In the same ghee mix in rice and stir fry till rice starts separating.
*Dissolve saffron in warm water and keep aside.
*Mix in 11/2 cup of boiling water to the rice and mix in saffron water and let it cook.
*When half done mix in sugar and continue to stir fry till all the water has been absorbed and the rice is cooked.
*Finally mix in the cardamom powder and decorate it with fried dry fruits
*Serve hot.
It's specially prepared during Basant Panchami