Gur Walay chawal Ingredients: - 500g basmati rice or sila rice - 600ml water - 450g gur (break into small pieces) - 2cup desi ghee or cooking oil - 2 tsp. aniseed - 8 green cardamom seeds, crushed - 4 cloves - 200g blanched almonds, cut into slivers - 100g unsalted pistachio nuts, cut into slivers - 50g green raisins - 1tsp. lemon juice Instructions: 1. Rinse rice in a sieve under the running water, and then soak it in cold water for 30 minutes and Drain. 2. Put water and gur in a pan and bring to boil. Boil for two minutes, and then remove from heat and strain. 3. In heavy based pan heat ghee, add cardamom, aniseed and clove. Stirring all the time, fry these for couple of minutes. Stand well back, in case of spluttering, and add rice along with syrup. Bring to boil, and then reduce heat to low. 4. Add almonds, pistachio nuts, green raisins and lemon juice. Stir just once, cover with a tight fitting lid and cook for 20 minutes until syrup is completely absorbed.