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Meethe Chawal (Sweet Rice)

Meethe Chawal
ruchi

March 30, 2017

Meethe Chawal (Sweet Rice) is a very simple and hearty dessert that everyone likes. You will never find this in restaurants.

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

Steamed Basmati Rice 1 cup
Sugar 3/4 cup
Whole clove 1
Small cardamom 2
Cinnamon stick 1/2 inch piece
Coconut Pieces or Powder 1/4 cup
Mixed nuts 1/2 cup
Ghee 1 tbsp

Method

  1. Chop all the nuts coarsely. Keep aside.

    2. Chop all the nuts coarsely

  2. Heat ghee in a sauce pan.
  3. Add clove, cardamoms and cinnamon. Stir for a minute so that they become fragrant.

    4. Add clove, cardamoms and cinnamon

  4. Add chopped nuts and coconut. Saute for a few minutes.

    5. Add chopped nuts and coconut

    Add chopped nuts and coconut

    Sauteed nuts

  5. Add sugar and wait till it melts. Add few spoons of water to help in melting.

    6. Add sugar

    Wait till sugar melts

  6. Once the sugar melts, add boiled rice.

    7. add boiled rice

  7. Mix very gently.

    8. Mix rice very gently

  8. Turn off the heat. Meethe Chawal (Sweet Rice) are ready.

    9. Meethe Chawal are ready

Notes

  1. You can also add saffron in it.
  2. Adjust the sweetness as per your taste using powdered sugar.
  3. In North India, Meethe Chawal (Sweet Rice) are made on the festival of Basant Panchami.
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