Anarsa Recipe | Traditional Bhojpuri Sweet Rice Cookie

Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati rice (soaked overnight, then dried and ground to a coarse powder)
• 3/4 cup jaggery (grated)
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon green cardamom powder
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/4 cup poppy seeds
• 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter), plus more for frying
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped pistachios
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds
• 1 teaspoon rose water
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads (soaked in 1 tablespoon warm milk)