Jorda - Sk Khazana

Ingredients list for Jorda - Sk Khazana

• 2 cups Basmati rice soaked for ½ hour and drained
• 1 cup Sugar
• 4 tablespoons Ghee
• 1 inch Cinnamon
• 2 Bay leaves
• 5-6 Green cardamoms
• 5-6 Cloves
• A pinch of salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Edible orange food colour
• 1/4 cup Raisins
• 15-20 Pistachios
• 10-12 Cashewnuts halved
• 3/4 cup Orange juice
• 2-3 tablespoons Khoya crumbled
• 2-3 teaspoons Rose water
• 7-8 Gulab jamuns mini
• Silver varq for garnish

Method

1. Heat 2½ tbsps ghee in a deep pan, add cinnamon, bay leaves, green cardamoms and cloves and sauté till fragrant.
2. Add rice and salt. Add 3½ cups water and mix well. Add edible orange food colour, mix well and let the mixture come to a boil. Cover and cook on low heat till the rice ¾ cooked.
3. Heat remaining ghee in another non-stick pan, add raisins and sauté till they puff up. Add pistachios and cashewnuts and saute till they turn golden brown.
4. Remove the cover and spread sugar on top of the rice mixture and pour orange juice. Mix gently , cover and cook till the sugar melts the rice gets cooked completely.
5. Sprinkle khoya, and drizzle 2-3 tsps rose water. Add ¾ of the sautéed nuts and raisins and mix well.
6. Transfer onto a serving plate, garnish with khoya, mini gulab jamuns, remaining nuts- raisins mixture and silver varq. Serve.