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Kanika

Team AckoDec 16, 2025

Is your child tired of his regular meals? Give him a change with this delicious Kanika recipe! This fragrant rice dish is full of nutrients like carbohydrates and minerals.

Contents

Ingredients to make Kanika:

1 cup gobindobhog rice soaked, drained, and dried, 3 tbsp ghee, ½ tsp turmeric, 2 cups hot water, 3 cloves, 1 inch cinnamon stick, 2 cardamoms green, 2 cardamoms black, 4 black peppercorns, 10 cashewnuts broken, 12 raisins, 3 tbsp sugar, salt to taste

Steps to make Kanika:

1. Add 1 tbsp ghee and the turmeric to the soaked and dried rice and mix well. Leave it for 30 minutes.

2. Heat the remaining ghee and fry the cashewnuts and raisins and fry till light brown, drain and keep aside.

3. Add the bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns and cardamoms in the remaining ghee and saute for a minute till fragrant.

4. Add the rice to the pan and saute with the spices and ghee on low flame for 2-3 minutes.

5. Add the hot water and salt to the rice. Cover and cook on medium flame for 8-10minutes till the rice is three-fourths cooked.

6. Add the sugar and the fried cashews and raisins. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes more on low heat. Serve hot.

Your kiddo is definitely going to love this delectable dish called Kanika!

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