Mishti Pulao (Sweet Pulao)

Ingredients :

1. Long grain basmati rice ( soaked in water for 30 minutes)- 1 cup
2. Clove- 4 to 5
3. Cinnamon- 3 to 4 sticks
4. Black cardamom- 2
5. Bay leaf- 1 long
6. Salt- 1 pinch
7. Sugar- 3 tbs (according to your taste)
8. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
9. Oil
10. Ghee- 1 tbs
11. Cashew nuts (halved)- 15 to 20
12. Raisins ( Soaked in water for 30 minutes)- 10 to 15

Procedure :

Drain the rice and cook it in a large vessel adding half of the bay leaf. Now heat 1 tsp oil in a kadhai and add cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon and cardamom to it. After few minutes add cashew and fry them till golden brown. Add raisins and fry for 2 minutes. Now add turmeric powder, salt and sugar and mix well. When the rice is done ( let the rice be a little hard ), add it to the kadhai and mix well. Adjust sweetness and turmeric for color. Remove it from the gas and mix ghee properly.