Ingredients
Rice (2c), saffron threads (1tsp or less), sliced onion (1c), water (4c), hot water (2tbsp), ghee (6tbsp), black cardamom (4large), cloves (4), bay leaves (4), cumin seeds (1tbsp) and salt (2tsp).

Method of preparation:-
Take some hot water in a bowl, soak saffron in it. Wash and soak the rice in water. Take a pan, heat ghee and fry sliced onions. Now take out the onions from the pan and keep aside. Add cumin seeds, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and salt in the pan and fry them for 1 minute and then add bay leaves and half of the onions. Drain the soaked rice and reserve the water. Now add the rice grains in the pan, cook them for 4-5 minutes until all the water gets evaporated and the rice are coated with oil. Now add water and keep it to boil. Add saffron with its water and pressure cook it at 15 psi. Take off the pressure cooker from the heat. Now the saffron rice or kesar chawal are ready. Serve them hot in a serving dish.