Binach Sweet Rice

Binach is a traditional dessert recipe from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. It is yellow in color and the cloves in it gives a very good taste.

Recipe type: Reduced fat, cholesterol free
Preparation time: 30 minute

Ingredients: (For 2)

• Rice, basmati, 1 cup
  
• Sugar, 6 tsp or to taste
• Raisin, 1 Tbsp
• Cardamom seeds, powdered, 1/4 tsp
• Water, 2 cup
• Saffron, a few strands
• Canola oil, 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp
• Clove, 7-8
• Almond skin removed and chopped, length wise, 1 Tbsp

Preparation

1. Wash rice and Soak it in water for half an hour.
2. Heat oil in a deep skillet and put cloves and stir for 1/2 minute. Add 1 cup water and turmeric powder, stir and let it boil.
3. Remove rice from water (discard this water) and add to the skillet when water boils. Cover 90% of the skillet with a lid and let the rice cook for 15 minutes on low heat.
4. Remove lid and add cardamom powder, saffron and sugar and raisins and stir. Cook for 5 minutes.
5. Add sugar, stir and cook till all the water disappers.
6. Garnish with almond pieces.

Serve warm or cold.

Tip: In the final step, if you observe that too much water is left and the rice is almost cooked, raise the heat so that water gets evaporated quickly.

In the final step, if you observe that too less water is left and the rice has yet not cooked, slow down the heat so that water does not evaporate quickly.