Mithe Chawal

Sweet saffron rice — long-grain rice cooked in sweetened water or milk with saffron, cardamom, and ghee until each grain is separate and tinged golden-yellow from the saffron. Garnished with raisins, cashews, and dried rose petals. Prepared at every Dogra puja, Navratri, wedding, and auspicious occasion as an offering to the deity (prasad) before being distributed to the family. The saffron and cardamom fragrance filling the kitchen signals that something sacred is being prepared.