Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                        rice -- (preferably
                        -- long-grain)
                        onion -- garlic & ginger,
                        -- ground to paste
                        cinnamon -- star-anise & cloves
                        (kraambu -- laungam &
                        -- karuvapattei)
                        ghee
                        evaporated milk or coconut milk
                        cashew-nuts & raisins
                        (fried in ghee/butter or oil)
                        salt -- to taste

Preparation:

Wash rice and keep aside. Heat pan and put ghee. When hot add spices and cook till they became almost black (to release the fragrance). Add onion, garlic and ginger paste and cook over medium flame. Add salt and rice. Make sure the rice is well-coated with the fried items above. Transfer the rice to a cooker. Add milk and cook. (Important: Do not stir rice, while cooking.) When serving, decorate the rice with the cashew-nuts and raisins.