Meetha Pullao - Sweet Yellow Rice

Recipe Ingredients

1 teaspoon	5ml	Saffron threads
1/4 cup	59ml	Warm milk
1		Basmati rice - washed and dried
3/4		Water
4 oz	113g	Ghee - (or butter)
8		Cardamom pods
2		Cinnamon
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
7 oz	198g	Sugar - to taste
1 oz	28g	Blanched slivered almonds
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sultanas

Recipe Instructions

Lightly roast the saffron in frying pan until it turns a few shades darker. Put saffron in warm milk, set for 3 hours. Process the rice, soak 15 min/drain 20. Put the ghee in a wide heavy pan and set over medium heat. When hot put in the cardamom and cinnamon; stir a second, add the rice.

Saute the rice for about 3 minutes. Add water and salt. Turn the heat back to medium, Gently stir and cook the rice until water is absorbed. Put in the saffron milk, almonds, sultanas and sugar. Cover and steam on low 30 minutes. Remove, remove the cardamom and cinnamon before serving.

Source:
Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cooking (modification)

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