Meethe Chawal Recipe
Did you know that Meethe Chawal are a signficant part of festive rituals? Etymologically speaking, Meethe means sweet and chawal refers to rice in Hindi. The sweet rice preparation is hit during Vasant Panchami. The festival marks the commencement of spring season as well as blooming flowers. The colour yellow is quite important on this day and so are the meethe chawal. The long-grain rice is cooked along with a saffron-flavoured milk preparation which is steamed it is dry. The light and easy dessert is a must-have in Punjabi households during Vasant Panchami or the harvest festival, where sugarcane and rice are essential crops. A very quick, easy and healthy sweet dish is prepared from rice. Also known as sweet saffron rice or meethe chawal or zarda pulao, it is a very delicious dessert recipe prepared with rice, dry fruits and saffron, which gives it a very nice aroma and colour.
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Ingredients for Meethe Chawal Recipe
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 1 cup Water
- 2 Small cardamom
- 5 Cloves
- 20 Saffron strings
- 1 cup Sugar
- 5-6 Cashew nuts
- As required Some sliced coconut
- As required Dates
- As required Sliced almonds
Directions: Meethe Chawal Recipe
Steps To Prepare
- STEP 1.Wash rice and soak them for 2 hours.
- STEP 2.Slice almonds, cashews and dates.
Cooking Directions
- STEP 1.Take 1 cup of water in a pan.
- STEP 2.Add 1 cardamom & 2 black cloves.
- STEP 3.Now add soaked rice and saffron.
- STEP 4.Mix well & keep the flame high until it starts boiling.
- STEP 5.As it starts boiling, cover it.
- STEP 6.Cook it at low flame for 10-12 mins.
- STEP 7.Stir the rice after 6-7 mins.
- STEP 8.For the tadka, add 2-3 tbsp ghee in a pan & heat it.
- STEP 9.Now add 3 cloves and one small cardamom.
- STEP 10.Then add rice, sugar & mix well.
- STEP 11.Gently mix & cover the pan.
- STEP 12.Cook for a minute at high flame.
- STEP 13.Then add cashews, almonds, coconut & dates.
- STEP 14.Mix & turn the gas on low flame.
- STEP 15.Cover again and cook it for 2-3 mins.
step 21
- STEP 1.8.cover again and cook it for 2-3 mins.
Storage And Serving Method
- STEP 1.Garnish with dry fruits and serve.
value
Current Totals
- Fat54g
- Protein32g
- Carbs334g
- Fiber25g
MacroNutrients
- Carbs334g
- Protein32g
- Fiber25g
Fats
- Fat54g
Vitamins & Minerals
- Calcium320mg
- Iron15mg
- Vitamin A44mcg
- Vitamin B11mg
- Vitamin B2< 1mg
- Vitamin B39mg
- Vitamin B6< 1mg
- Vitamin B9145mcg
- Vitamin B12< 1mcg
- Vitamin C34mg
- Vitamin E4mg
- Copper2mcg
- Magnesium317mg
- Manganese37mg
- Phosphorus486mg
- Selenium25mcg
- Zinc4mg