Kashmiri Pilaf(red Rose Pilaf!)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups basmati rice, washed and soaked for 20 minutes and then drained
• 2 cups fresh milk
• 1/2 cup cream, beaten
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
• 3 cloves
• 1 cinnamon
• 3 cardamoms
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons ghee
• 1 cup canned chopped mixed fruit (drained)
• 2 -3 edible fresh rose petals, finely broken
• salt

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, mix together the milk, cream, sugar and salt.
• 2 heat ghee in a pan.
• 3 add cumin seeds, cinnamon, bay leaf, cardamoms and cloves.
• 4 allow to splutter.
• 5 add rice and fry in ghee for 2 minutes.
• 6 add the milk-cream mixture.
• 7 add 1/2 a cup of water.
• 8 bring to a boil, partially cover and simmer till rice is cooked.
• 9 mix in the drained fruit very gently.
• 10 garnish by sprinkling finely broken rose petals.
• 11 pick up a spoon and indulge!