Kesar Rice

[cuterimza]

Ingredients:

4 Cloves
2 tsp Salt
4 Bayleaf
2 cup Rice
6 tsp Ghee
4 cup Water
2 tbsp Hot water
1 Cinnamon stick
1 tsp Cumin seed
1 cup sliced Onion
1 tsp Kesar threads
4 Black Cardamom


Method:
Soak saffron in hot water.
Wash and soak rice in 3 cups water.
Heat ghee and fry onions, untill golden, keep aside.
Add cinnamon, cloves, cumin, cardamoms and salt. After sometime, 1 minute, add the bay leaves and half of the onions.
Drain the rice and reserve the water.
Add the rice grains and stir for 4-5 minutes until all the water evaporates. Add the water and bring to a boil. Add saffron and its water and pressure cook.
Remove from the heat and allow the pressure to drop by itself.


Tip: To separate every grain of rice and to give a flavour, add a spoonful of ghee when you put the rice to boil.