Chaitra Navratri Festival 2018 - End Your Navratri With Chilled Payesh

Ingredients

1/2 cup basmati rice
2 liters milk
4 tbsp sugar
4 tbsp rice
1 tbsp ghee
2 green cardamom
Raisins-to garnish
Almonds-sliced, to garnish
Cashew nuts-chopped to garnish
Few drops rosewater

Method

* Wash and wipe the rice and dry it on a plate and leave aside.

* Heat milk in a large pan. Simmer till it is reduced to 3 quarters of its original volume.

* Add a tbsp of ghee to the washed rice and mix it.

* Add the rice to the milk.

* Put in the sugar when the rice is slightly tender.

* Continue cooking until milk is reduced to half its volume and starts thickening.

* Now add the raisins, almonds, and chopped cashew nuts, green cardamom powder.

* Remove from heat and add the rose water. Cool and serve. Chilled Payesh