Kashmiri Pulao Recipe for Food lovers

Rice is the staple food for people living in Asian countries. This is because it is not only filling with filled with carbohydrates that give them energy. It can be consumed with any gray curry or mixed with vegetables or meat. It makes a complete meal without much hassle.
I remember that pulao is one dish which is eaten on all occasions. It not tastes good but gives an amazing aroma. This is classic Indian dish and made by most mothers on any festive occasion.
Basmati rice is used to make number of mouth-watering dishes. One such dish is Kashmiri Pulao which is sure to tickle your taste buds. It is unlike other pulao recipes but it not that spicy because it is slightly sweet in taste. It is a kind of sweet and unconventional pulao loaded with goodness of fruits, rich cream and  pleasant smelling spices and Many of you must have taste this Indian rice dish in parties and get-together. It is best to have this dish with spicy tofu or paneer based gravy.
Here are the ingredients:

• 2 cups of basmati rice washed and soaked
• 3 cloves
• ½ tsp of cumin seeds
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 bay leaves
• 2 cups of milk
• 3 cardamoms
• ½ cup of fresh beaten cream
• 1 tsp of sugar
• 2 tbsp of clarified butter
• ½ cup of dry fruits
• 2- 3 edible rose petals
• Salt to taste

Method
Drain all water from the rice and keep aside. Now mix milk, cream and salt. Then heat clarified butter in a heavy bottom pan. After which you need to add cumin seeds, bay leaves, cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon. When they begin to splutter add rice and fry it for sometime say 2 minutes. Add to milk mixture and ½ cup of water.
Bring it to boil, lower the heat and let it simmer for two minutes. Mix in the dry fruits in very gently. Serve hot and garnish with rose petals.
I am planning to try this recipe this weekend. When are you trying this?