Name: Jewelled Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For the spice mix; 2 tbsp ground dried rose petals; 2 tbsp ground cardamom; 1 tbsp ground fennel; For the rice; 400g basmati rice; 2 large carrots, cut into julienne; 3 oranges, peeled cut into thin slivers and the juice of 1 set aside; 3cm piece of ginger, grated; 200g sugar; 4-6 tbsp oil or ghee plus extra ghee or butter for layering the rice (approx.); 4 onions, thinly sliced; 2-3 cloves of garlic; 4 tbsp barberries, washed and drained thoroughly; 4 tbsp dried cherries; 4 tbsp raisins; 4 tbsp slivered pistachios; 240ml vegetable or chicken stock; 1 tsp saffron, soaked with 4 tbsp of hot milk for 15 minutes; 2 tbsp ground cinnamon