Jeweled Rice | American Pistachio Growers

Ingredients

• 4 cups long-grain white basmati rice
• 1 cup dried barberries
• 1¼ cups oil, butter, or ghee*
• ½ cup unsalted almonds
• ½ cup raw pistachio kernels
• ½ cup seedless golden or green raisins
• 1 teaspoon ground saffron dissolved in ¼ cup orange blossom water
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 large oranges (1 cup slivered orange peel)
• 2–3 large carrots (2 cups peeled and cut 3-inch strips)
• One 4-inch cinnamon stick
• 2 teaspoons cardamom powder
• 1 tablespoon orange blossom water