Ingredients:

• 1 litre milk
• 1/4 cup rice, washed and soaked for 30 minutes.
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
• 10-15 strands saffron, crushed, soaked in 1 tsp. warm milk
• 10 almonds
• 10 unsalted pistachios
• Ghee/Butter (Used in Method 2)

Method 1:

1. Crush almonds, pistachios coarsely, keep aside.
2. Boil rice in plenty of water till half done.
3. Drain, spread on a plate, to cool grains.
4. Heat milk, bring to a boil.
5. Add rice, stirring continuously, till boiling resumes.
6. Simmer, stirring occasionally, to keep rice from sticking to bottom.
7. Allow rice to cook fully, but not get mushy.
8. Add sugar, cardamom, saffron, almonds and pistachios.
9. Simmer for few minutes

Method 2:

1. Crush almonds, pistachios coarsely, keep aside.
2. Heat little ghee/butter in pan.
3. Add raw washed rice into it once ghee/butter is hot. Toast it for 2 minutes.
4. Add milk.
5. Allow rice to cook fully, but not get mushy.
6. Add sugar, cardamom, saffron, almonds and pistachios.
7. Simmer for few minutes.

 serve piping hot.