Recipe for Zarda, Sweetened Saffron Rice

Ingredients

  • 1 cup good quality basmati rice
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 generous pinches of saffron
  • 2 whole cardamom pods
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp melted ghee plus 1/2 tbsp
  • 7-8 blanched almonds
  • 7-8 cashew nuts
  • Handful of thinly sliced coconut strips, optional
  • 1/8 cup mix of dried fruits

Cooking Directions

Warm the milk and add the saffron threads. Set aside.

Wash and soak the rice in water for half an hour.

Par boil the rice. Drain and keep aside.

In a pan (preferably a flat pan) add 1/2 tbsp ghee and lightly roast the nuts.

Separately roast the sliced coconut if using. Remove and set aside.

In the same pan add remaining ghee and crack cardamom and cloves in it.

Add the milk mixture and sugar and let it come to a boil.

Lightly add in the cooked rice, nuts, coconut and fruits (retain some for garnish).

Cover and cook for another 10 minutes or till the rice is completely cooked.

Garnish with remaining fruits and nuts.

Serve at room temperature.

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