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  • 1 cup of Basmati Rice (washed and soaked for half hour.)
  • 300 grams of Jaggery (Gur) (pounded to a coarse powder)
  • 4 Green Cardamom Pods (Choti Ilaichi) (powdered)
  • 3 Cloves (Loung)
  • ¼ cup of Clarified Butter (Ghee)
  • 4 cups Water


  1. In a small pot, bring water to a boil; add the drained rice, cloves and cardamom pods. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer 'till rice is cooked. Drain rice well in a colander.
  2. Heat clarified butter in a pan; add rice and mix well. Lower heat; mix in the jaggery. Cover and put pot over a griddle or tawa on low heat for about 15 minutes, stirring a couple of times in between; serve hot.

Serving Suggestions: Serve Hot
Degree of Difficulty: Medium
Recipe Category: Main Course Rice and Dessert
Recipe Ethnic Group: Pakistani
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