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Meethe chawal or Zarda pulao is a sweet rice preparation. My mom has been making this recipe, year after year on the Diwali day. Laden with ghee and dry fruits and full of flavors from saffron and rose water, this is one of my favorites dishes. Here is the easy and simple recipe to make this delicious pulao. Do give it a try. All you need is Rice - 1 cup Sugar - 1 cup Saffron - 2 pinch Yellow food color - 1 pinch Cardamom - 4-5 ( crushed ) Black cardamom - 2 ( crushed ) Cloves - 8-10 Milk - 1 cup Rose water - 1\2 tsp Ghee - 2 tbsp Chironji - 2 tbsp Almonds - 10-12 ( chopped ) Cashew nuts - 10-12 ( chopped ) Raisins - 2 tbsp Method of preparation Gently wash the rice and soak in water for 1 hour. Strain. Mix milk, yellow food color, saffron, rose water and sugar in a bowl Heat 4-5 cups water in a pan. When it comes to a boil, add the soaked rice. Cook till the rice is 80 % done. Strain in a sieve and mix a tsp of ghee in the rice. Keep aside. Heat the remaining ghee in a pan. Add almond...

Got bored of the regular gravies and looking for something different to make? These tomatoes stuffed with paneer, potatoes and dry fruits in a creamy gravy are a very good option. I made these for a few guests who were visiting us and everyone just loved it. Do give it a try. here is the recipe. All you need is Tomatoes - 6 ( try to choose tomatoes that are broad and have a flat base for this recipe ) Oil - 1 tsp Salt - 1\2 tsp For the filling Potato - 1\2 cup ( Boiled, peeled and grated ) Paneer - 1 cup ( Grated ) Cheese - 2 tbsp ( Grated. I used 2 cheese slices broken into small pieces ) Salt to taste Raisins - 8-10 Cashew nuts - 4-5 ( Broken ) Coriander - 2 tbsp ( Chopped ) Green chili - 1 ( Chopped ) Garam masala powder - 1\2 tsp For the gravy Ghee - 2 tbsp Oil - 2 tbsp Black peppercorn - 4-5 Cloves - 4-5 Black cardamom - 2 Cinnamon stick - 1 inch piece Bay leaf - 1 Onion - 1 and 1\2 cup ( chopped ) Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp Green chili - 2 - 3 ( slit into halves ) Coriander powd...