Ingredients:
1 cup rice, 2-3 tbsp thick yoghurt, ½ cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1 tbsp ghee, 5-6 strands of saffron , ½ tbsp lime juice, Baking powder, a pinch to make the batter fluffy, 1 tbsp cardamom powder (optional), Ghee for frying., Almond and cashew for garnishing
Method:
• Wash the rice and soak it for 3-4 hours.
• Once soaked, drain the extra water and dry the rice completely for 2-3 hours.
• In a pan, heat sugar and water to make a syrup of 1 thread consistency.
• Add saffron strands, lime juice and cardamom powder, and keep aside.
• In a mixer, take the rice and pulse it into a coarse powder (semolina-like structure).
• Take out the coarse rice powder in a bowl. Add yoghurt and ghee to make a thick paste. (Like dosa batter) Add a pinch of baking powder. Mix gently.
• In a pan, heat ghee. Start adding one big ladle of the rice batter.
• Fry till golden brown on each side.
• Add the dehroris into warm sugar syrup and let it soak for half an hour.
• Garnish with almond and cashew.
• Serve hot.
