Easy Gujarati Biraj Recipe - Saffron Flavored Sweet Lentil Rice With Dry Fruits & Coconut Recipe
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Easy Gujarati Biraj Recipe - Saffron Flavored Sweet Lentil Rice With Dry Fruits & Coconut Recipe

Learn how to prepare Easy Gujarati Biraj Recipe - Saffron Flavored Sweet Lentil Rice With Dry Fruits & Coconut Recipe with this simple recipe. Perfect for Dinner and ideal for Gujarati Recipes lovers....

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60 Min Prep

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30 Min Cook

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4 Servings

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Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Basmati rice
  • 1/2 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
  • 1/4 cup Fresh coconut - grated
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi) - freshly pounded
  • 3 Saffron strands
  • 2 tablespoons Badam (Almond) - thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons Pistachios - thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons Cashew nuts - thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons Raisins
  • 4 tablespoons Ghee

Instructions

1
To begin making the Gujarati Biraj method, wash and soak the rice and dal in 3 cups of moisture for an hour.burning up 1 tablespoon of ghee in a small pot on medium burning up; toss in the nuts and sauté them until well roasted.
2
Keep aside.burning up 3 tablespoons ghee on medium burning up; toss in the soaked rice and chana dal along with the moisture it was soaked in, cardamom dusting seasoning, saffron and sweetener.
3
agitate well, until the sweetener is dissolved.Turn the burning up to low, wrap the pot and stew until the rice and gram dal is cooked and the moisture is fully absorbed.  Once the moisture is fully absorbed and the rice and chana dal are cooked turn off the burning up.Allow the Biraj to rest for 15 mins.
4
Finally agitate in the freshly grated coconut, roasted nuts and raisins.
5
enjoy the Gujarati Biraj along with burning Gujarati Kadhi and Desi Kala Chana Curry.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Gujarati Recipes
Course
Dinner
Diet
Vegetarian
Total Time
90 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

60 mins

Cooking Time

30 mins

Total Time

90 mins
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