Sweet rice with nuts recipe

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 or 3 saffron threads
• ½ cup whole milk, slightly warmed

• 2 tablespoons Ghee
• ½ cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons chopped pistachios
• 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
• 1 cup basmati rice, rinsed and drained
• 1½ cups water
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

For the Saffron Mixture
1. Use a mortar and pestle to grind together the sugar and saffron. Mix the saffron with the warm milk; set aside.
For the Rice
2. Select saute on the Instant Pot. When the pot is hot, add 1 tablespoon of the ghee. When the ghee has melted, add the raisins, pistachios, and almonds. Cook, stirring, until the nuts are lightly browned and the raisins are puffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Select cancel. Using a slotted spoon, remove the nuts and raisins, leaving behind as much of the ghee as possible.
3. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon ghee, the rice, water, sugar, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and saffron-milk mixture to the pot. Stir to combine.
4. Secure the lid on the pot. Close the pressure-release valve. Select manual and set the pot at high pressure for 6 minutes. At the end of the cooking time, allow the pot to sit undisturbed until the pressure has released.
5. Gently stir in the reserved nuts and raisins and serve.