1. Pour 4 cups of water and 1/2 tsp. of salt in a skillet. 2. Add cinnamon sticks. 3. Bring to a boil. 4. Lower flame, add rice and stir well. 5. Parboil rice until half cooked. 6. Strain well. 7. Keep aside. 8. In a pot, heat ghee on medium flame. 9. Add raisins, pistachios and almonds. 10. Stir-fry for 2 minutes. 11. Add sugar, food colour, pineapple essence and warm water. 12. Stir until sugar dissolves. 13. Add saffron and 1/2 to 1 tsp. of cardamom powder. 14. Mix in the strained rice. 15. Cover the pot with a lid. 16. Cook on simmer for 10-15 minutes(your kitchen will smell wonderful while this is cooking!) or until the rice is dry and fluffy, stirring every 5 minutes so that the rice does not stick to the bottom of the pan. 17. Transfer to a serving tray. 18. Garnish with pineapple slices, if desired and serve. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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