Sweet Rice Pilaf

• 1 large sweet potato or two medium carrots
• 1 cup dark maple syrup
• 3/4 cup white rice (basmati or an Indian short grain variety)
• 1 teaspoon saffron strands
• few piece cinnamon (1 large stick broken)
• 3 green cardamoms
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup cashew nuts
• 1/3 cup dark raisins

1. Peel and grate the sweet potato or carrots and set aside
2. Place the maple syrup in a large pan and bring to a simmer.
3. Add in the sweet potato or carrots, saffron strands, cinnamon, cardamoms, pecans, cashew nuts and the raisins.
4. Cover the mixture and cook on low heat for about 20 minutes.
5. The maple syrup mixture should be completely absorbed and the rice should be a pale saffron color, with darker orange streaks from the sweet potatoes or carrots.

sweet potato, maple syrup, white rice, saffron strands, cinnamon, green cardamoms, pecans, cashew nuts, dark raisins

Taken from food52.com/recipes/16782-sweet-rice-pilaf (may not work)