Rice is a must on each Indian festival. It can also be made into a sweet dish. One of the delicious recipe made of rice on Holi is Sweet Rice. Let’s learn how to make it.
Sweet Rice Recipe on Holi 2020:
Rice cooked in milk, sugar, and dry fruits are known as Sweet Rice. They are full of nutrition and add the color of your choice to the Holi menu. Let’s learn how you can make it at home.
Ingredients of Sweet Rice:
To make sweet rice, you will be needing of following ingredients.
| Item | Quantity |
| Basmati rice | 1 cup |
| Milk | 1 cup |
| Cardamom | 4 |
| Salt | A pinch |
| Sugar | 1.5 cups |
| Ghee | 2 tablespoons |
| Food color (red) | A pinch |
| Cashewnuts | 10 |
| Grated coconut | 1 cup |
Making Sweet Rice:
Soak rice in water for almost an hour. After that, cook the rice in milk. Add salt and also water if required. Take another saucepan and make sugar syrup in it. You will need to put water and sugar in the pan to make sugar syrup.
When the syrup is ready, add cooked rice into it. With that, add food color, cardamom, and 1 tablespoon of ghee. Stir it on a low flame for about 10 minutes or when the water is absorbed.
Take another frying pan and put 1 tablespoon of ghee in it. Fry coconut and cashew nuts in it until they turn golden brown. After that, add them to Sweet Rice, and the dish is ready to be served.
If you are a health-conscious person, Sweet Rice is a must for your Holi 2020 menu. Must give it a try.