Recipe for Three Colored Zarda
Ingredients
- Basmati Rice 1/2 Kg
- Sugar 1/2 Kg
- Water 8 Cup
- Ghee 1/2 Cup
- Green Cardamom 6
- Clove 6
- Coconut Sliced 1/2 Cup
- Khoya 1 Cup
- Almonds Sliced 2 Tbsp
- Pistachio Sliced 2 Tbsp
- Ashrafis Sliced Red 2 Tbsp
- Ashrafis Sliced Green 2 Tbsp
- Red Color Few Drops
- Green Color Few Drops
- Yellow Color Few Drops
Cooking Directions
Soak 1/2 kg rice for half an hour, boil 8 cups water with salt, 6 green cardamoms and 6 cloves.
Add rice and cook till nearly done, drain and keep aside.
In a pan put 1/2 cup of ghee with 1 cup water and 1/2 kg sugar and cook, stirring until the sugar dissolves and turns into a thick syrup.
When the syrup starts to boil add in boiled rice along with 2 tbsp sliced almonds and 2 tbsp sliced pistachios.
Cover pan and cook on a medium flame, open lid after 5 minutes, when the syrup starts to dry, lower flame add in all the three colors, simmer for 10 minutes.
Lastly sprinkle 1 cup Khoya and 2 tbsp green and red color.
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