Sama Pancham Festival day women observes fast.Women eat special sama Recipes.Here is Information about Sama Pancham Special Recipe Rice Pulav.
Sama Pancham Special Rice Pulav
Timing: 20 Minutes
Serve: 2 -3 Persons
Ingredients
Sama Rice : 100 gms. (1/2 cup)
Water l 300 gms. (1 1/2 up)
Ghee : 1 table spoon.
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tea spoon.
Black pepper - 3-4
Cloves : 1-2 Pices
Cardamom : 2
Cashews - 10-12
Almonds : 8 Pices
Raisins : 20
Saindha Salt- 1/2 tea spoon or according to the taste.
Method
Grind black pepper, cloves and cardamom. Cut almonds and cashews into 2 pieces. Break the stems of raisins and wash them.
Take a deep pan and heat 1 table spoon ghee in it. Put cashews, almonds, raisins into the ghee and roast till they get light pink in colour.
In a separate small pan heat the remaining ghee and put black pepper, cloves, cardamom and roast them. Add water and saindha salt. Once the water starts to boil add sama rice to it and after the second boil lower down the flame. Leave 3-4 almonds and cashews to garnish and put all the rest into the rice and mix well. Cook the rice till they get tender.
Sama rice pulao is ready. Take it out in a serving dish and garnish with cashews and almonds.