Coconut Sweet Rice

Ingredients

• • Basmati rice - 1 cup
• • Coconut (grated, fresh) - ¼ cup
• • Coconut extract - 2 cups
• • Sugar (powdered) - 1 cup
• • Ghee - 3 tablespoons
• • Cashew nuts (broken) - 1 ½ tablespoons
• • Raisins - 1 tablespoon
• • Cardamom powder - a pinch

Method

• 1. Wash and soak rice for 5 to 10 minutes.
• 2. Cook with two cups of coconut extract in reduced flame in a heavy vessel.
• 3. Close with a lid.
• 4. When rice is cooked and there is no moisture add finely grated coconut and powdered sugar. (Fry coconut in ghee for a minute and then add).
• 5. Add half of the ghee.
• 6. Mix gently.
• 7. When moisture is absorbed remove from fire.
• 8. Heat rest of the ghee, fry cashew nuts and raisins.
• 9. Add to rice with cardamom powder.
• 10. Mix well and serve.