Sweet Pineapple Yellow Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup basmati rice (only)
1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon saffron
1/2 cup ghee
2 cinnamon sticks
2 cardamom pods
1/2 cup canned crushed pineapple
1/2 lemon, juice of

Preparation

Boil rice with turmeric until al dente.
Combine sugar, water and saffron. Boil until it forms a sticky syrup. Add lemon. Heat ghee with cinnamon.
Add pineapple and syrup.
Add rice and toss well. Simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes.
Reduce heat and simmer on low until slightly moist.