Nolen Gurer Payesh: Traditional Indian rice pudding with saffron and cherries | Faraway Worlds

Ingredients

• 1 litre milk
• 50 g basmati rice
• 5 tbsp jaggery sugar (can substitute dark brown sugar, demerara or muscovado)
• 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
• 1 tbsp pistachios, chopped
• 2 tbsp cashew nuts
• 1 tbsp golden raisins or sultanas
• Pinch saffron
• 1 cup condensed milk
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup cherries