Pakistani Sweet Rice

Name: Pakistani Sweet Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 400gbasmati rice; • 5 green cardamom; • 1 tsp yellow food colouring; • 1 handful chopped pistachio; • 1 handful raisins or sultana; 300g sugar; • 2 tbsp ghee

3 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

This recipe was submitted for Cooke the Commonwealth by Fatima, a second generation Pakistani living in Birmingham. She says, "this dish is a traditional sweet which I learned from my mother. It’s a sweet rice eaten during festivals or special occasions like EID, weddings or other parties."

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:03:01 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories648.5 kcal (32%)

Total Fat9.2 g (13%)

Carbs135 g (52%)

Sugars67.2 g (75%)

Protein7.6 g (15%)

Sodium5.9 mg (0%)

Fiber2.3 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

400gbasmati rice

5green cardamom

1 tspyellow food colouring

1 handfulpistachio

chopped

1 handfulraisins

or sultana

300gsugar

2 Tbspghee

Instructions

Step 1

1. Wash and drain the rice until the water no longer runs cloudy - about 5 washes. Then, soak the rice in water for 20 minutes.

Step 2

2. In a large pan, add the rice, the cardamom pods, the food colouring, ghee, 2 tbs sugar and enough water to cover everything well. Bring the pan to the boil. When the rice is cooked properly, rest it for few minutes on a very low flame.

Step 3

3. Make sugar syrup then add the cooked rice, the chopped pistachio and raisins and steam the rice for few minutes.