DISH RESEARCH · Rice dish
Desi
Himalayan sweet saffron rice with raisins, cashews and butter.
About Desi
Desi is one of the names given to the sweet saffron rice also called dretsi. Noa Jones describes it in Tibetan ceremonies and Bhutanese households, with rice, raisins, cashews and butter.
Saffron gives the rice its fragrant character and golden colour. Brown sugar and golden raisins add sweetness, with butter and cashews bringing richness.
The rice is moist without becoming a sticky pudding, with raisins and nuts distributed through it. Reserved saffron strands form a garnish, and the source specifies serving it very hot.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Cashew, Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Desi
Noa Jones’s ceremonial dretsi / desi.
- White riceBase
- WaterLiquid
- SaffronAromatic
- Golden raisinsFilling
- Raw unsalted cashewsFilling
- Unsalted butterCooking medium
- Brown sugarSweetener
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- White rice: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified. Author prefers a short-grain basmati; broad white-rice identity retained rather than resolving conflicting grain nomenclature.
- Water: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Saffron: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Golden raisins: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified. Broader raisin link; no sulphite declaration inferred.
- Raw unsalted cashews: Cashew
- Unsalted butter: Milk. Butter selected from butter-or-ghee option.
- Brown sugar: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
Origins & food traditions
Tibetan and Bhutanese ceremonial sweet-rice tradition, as attributed by Noa Jones.
Countries
- Bhutan
- BhutanCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Bhutanese Cuisine
- Tibetan Cuisine
- Bhutanese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.