Ingredients

  • 1 large sweet potato or two medium carrots
  • 1 cup dark maple syrup
  • 3/4 cup white rice (basmati or an Indian short grain variety)
  • 1 teaspoon saffron strands
  • few piece cinnamon (1 large stick broken)
  • 3 green cardamoms
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup cashew nuts
  • 1/3 cup dark raisins

Method

  • Peel and grate the sweet potato or carrots and set aside
  • Place the maple syrup in a large pan and bring to a simmer.
  • Add in the sweet potato or carrots, saffron strands, cinnamon, cardamoms, pecans, cashew nuts and the raisins.
  • Cover the mixture and cook on low heat for about 20 minutes.
  • The maple syrup mixture should be completely absorbed and the rice should be a pale saffron color, with darker orange streaks from the sweet potatoes or carrots.