Gluten Free Halwa

Ingredients:

Cream of Rice Cereal – 1 cup (found in the cereal aisle)
Ghee/Clarified Butter – 1/4th cup
Water – 3 cups
Jaggery/Gud – 3/4 cup, grated
Salt – pinch
Elaichi (Cardamom) Powder – 1/4 tsp
Nutmeg Powder – 1/4 tsp, optional
Saffron – pinch, optional
Chopped dates or golden raisins – optional