Recipe: Yummy KANIKA (Sweet Rice)

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KANIKA (Sweet Rice). Hello, here is a new video of the recipe Kanika. It is a Sweet Rice dish in Odisha. If you enjoy the video then please comment below.

Kanika- Odia sweet rice is prepared during festivals in Odisha.

It is a mildly sweet fragrant rice flavoured with some spices and ghee loaded with cashew. #Kanika #SweetRice #Pulao This video is about making Kanika(Sweet Rice).

Kanika (Odia: କାନିକା) is an aromatic sweet rice dish.

You can cook KANIKA (Sweet Rice) using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of KANIKA (Sweet Rice)

  1. You need 1 cup of basmati rice.

  2. It’s 1/2 cup of Sugar.

  3. It’s 2 cups of Water.

  4. You need 4 tsp of Desi ghee.

  5. Prepare 2 of Bay leaves.

  6. It’s As required of Chopped dry fruits like cashews and raisins.

  7. It’s Few of Cloves, cinnamon stick and cardamons.

  8. It’s Few of Pepper corns.

  9. It’s 1/2 tsp of Turmeric powder.

  10. Prepare For garnishing of Pomegranate seeds and grated coconut.

It is an Odia dish traditionally prepared during festivals and pujas.

Kanika is a mildly sweet fragrant rice flavored with some spices and ghee (the clarified butter) loaded with cashew nuts and raisins and is colored with the turmeric.

Kanika is a pulao recipe which is prepared during festivals in Orissa.

It is a perfect example of spice and sweet recipe.

KANIKA (Sweet Rice) step by step

  1. Soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes and drain..

  2. Heat a deep pan and add 2tsp of desi ghee. Add bay leaves, cashewnuts, raisins, cloves, cardamoms, cinnamon, pepper and saute for a while..

  3. Add basmati rice and fry on a medium heat till the rice turns a little brown..

  4. Add water, turmeric powder, salt and cook for 10-15 minutes..

  5. Add sugar and remaining ghee. Cover it for 5 minutes..

  6. Finally garnish the KANIKA (Sweet Rice) with grated coconut and pomegranate seeds. Then serve it hot with the piping hot Dalma or spicy Aloo Dum.

The presence of spices gives the recipe a special flavor.

Kanika- Odia sweet rice is prepared during festivals in Odisha.

It is a mildly sweet fragrant rice flavoured with some spices and ghee loaded with cashew nuts and raisins & is coloured with turmeric.

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The cooked sweet rice was too soft and sticky when I tried the first mouthful.