Mahadeva's Bhaga Sasthra
Ingredients:
| Pure Water | -<br>1½ padi |
|---|---|
| Ghee | -<br>2 r.e |
| Small Rice/Broken rice | -<br>½ padi |
| Saffron | -<br>1 r.e |
| Grated Coconut | -<br>12 palam |
| Brown Sugar | -<br>25 palam |
| Cardamom | -<br>1 r.e |
| Raisins | -<br>4 palam |
| Almonds | -<br>4 palam |
| Ghee | -<br>10 palam |
| Cloves | -<br>¼ r.e |
| Rock Sugar | -<br>6 palam |
- 1. Boil water in a 3 padi water holding capacity pot. Add ghee to the boiling water. By adding the ghee, the rice grains will not stick together. Wash and drain the rice and add it to the boiling water.
- 2. After the rice is cooked, drain the rice and transfer the cooked rice into a coated tray. Cool the rice and dissolve saffron in 1 r.e water and mix it with the cooked rice. Then add grated coconut and cleaned brown sugar. Add cardamom powder, raisins and almonds into the rice.
- 3. Soak almonds in hot water, remove the skin and fry them in ghee and add to the rice. Raisins have to be cleaned, washed and fried in ghee and then added to the Heat ghee in a coated vessel and add the cloves to it.
- 4. After the cloves are fried, add it to the rice and mix well. Keep it on slow fire for 10 minutes and remove. Sprinkle finely powdered rock candy and serve.