Ingredients:

• Milk – 500 ml
• Sugar – 1/2 cup
• Green Cardamom – 5
• Bay Leaves – 2
• Ghee – 4 tbsp
• Saffron – 1 pinch
• Rose water – 6 drops
• Basmati Rice – 1/2 cup

Method:

1. Wash the rice, drain and fry in a tbsp of ghee for 2 mins.
2. In a deep pan, heat another tbsp of ghee and add the basmati rice, cardamoms, and bay leaves.
3. Fry for 5 minutes.
4. Add milk and keep stirring.
5. Bring to a boil and add sugar.
6. Keep stirring until the sugar dissolves in the milk.
7. Boil for 2 mins.
8. Add saffron and rose water.
9. Keep covered for 30 mins.
10. Cool and serve.

Recipe courtesy of Varsha