Sweet Rice Recipe | South Indian

Written By: Evergreendishesdev
Published on: December 31, 2014
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Sweet rice is a traditional festive dish from India. Aromatic and delicious, it makes a good treat for many festivals. Celebrations and sweets go hand in hand. As this year comes to an end ,here is a sweet dish for you all. May the year ahead be filled with immense joy and prosperity. Wishing all my readers a joyous 2015!

Sweet rice, a  colourful, aromatic dish is commonly made in South India during festivals. It is a delicious treat and an easy  to prepare.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup rice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 pinch saffron
  • 2 cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1/2 cup ghee or clarified butter

Method:

  • Add warm milk to saffron strands and keep aside.
  • Roast the cashew nuts along with cloves in a little ghee and keep aside.
  • Take a thick bottomed vessel ,wash the rice ,add adequate quantity of water and allow to cook on a low flame. Put the saffron into it.
  • When the rice is cooked, add  sugar and ghee to it , stir and allow to cook on low heat.
  • Later, add cardamom powder and garnish with dry fruits.

Take a tip:

  • You can use cashew, almond and raisins.
  • Aromatic rice is not used in the preparation.
  • Use good quality saffron. To check if saffron is a good quality, soak it in milk and observe. A genuine saffron has a tail and filament. and a small quantity of it gives a good colour to the dish.
  • Alternatively, the dish can be made  with a sugar syrup. Cook the rice, prepare a single thread consistency sugar syrup and mix it.

 

Sweet rice

5 from 7 votes
Sweet rice is a traditional rice dish from India. Aromatic and festive, it makes a good treat for any occasion.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course: lunch ideas
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup rice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 pinch saffron
  • 2 cloves
  • 1/2 cardamom powder
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 1/2 cup ghee or clarified butter

Method
 

  1. Add warm milk to saffron strands and keep aside.
  2. Roast the cashewnuts along with cloves in a little ghee and keep aside.
  3. Take a thick bottomed vessel ,wash the rice ,add adequate quantity of water and allow to cook on a low flame. Put the saffron into it.
  4. When the rice is cooked,add  sugar and ghee to it , stir and allow to cook on low heat.
  5. Later, add cardamom powder and garnish with dry fruits.

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22 Comments

  1. ritu

    Looks delicious 🙂

    • Jayashree

      Thankyou Ritu,glad you liked it..happy new year!

  2. Anu Nagaraja

    looks yummy – gorgeous dish!

    • Jayashree

      Thankyou Anu so much…happy new year

  3. Jeena

    Sweet rice looks superb. Never tasted though. Will try sooner…

    • Jayashree

      Thankyou Jeena, do try it, you will surely like it..happy new year !

  4. Piyali

    A wonderful and very radiant dish. Love the beautiful colour Jayashree. It’s oh so inviting.

    • Jayashree

      Thankyou Piyali, do try this out and let me know

  5. dishofdailylife

    It looks delicious! I love Indian food! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Foodie Fridays! Sharing!

    • Jayashree

      Thanks so much for the appreciation! Dish of daily life, I like your party

  6. Deepa N

    Hello Jayashree,

    Good Morning dear.

    This recipe looks very yummy, use of saffron makes this dish very beautiful, inviting and tempting.

    • Jayashree

      Thankyou so much Deepa, glad you liked it.

  7. satrntgr

    Looks yummy and easy to make – I love those kind of recipes!! 🙂

    • Jayashree

      Thankyou so much

  8. Mayuri Patel

    5 stars
    Love sweet rice especially with tangy Gujarati kadhi. Your preparation looks so good.

  9. Renu

    5 stars
    Looks so good, and would be such a healthy treat for all ages.

  10. Kalyani

    5 stars
    we make this during saraswati puja / navratri or on basant panchami. the saffron and cardamom adds to the richness of this sweet dish