Zarda
- 500 grams basmati rice
- 125 grams sugar
- 5 cup water
- 1/2 tsp saffron
- 1 tbsp raisins
- 1 blanched slivered almonds, cashews, and pistachios
- 1 juice of one lime
- 1/4 cup ghee
- 3 clove
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 3 green cardamons
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- wash your rice
- in one cup of water melt the sugar
- in the rest of the water infuse with the turmeric powder
- parboil rice in the tumeric water strain
- pour the lime juice over the rice and rinse this is to make sure your rice doesn't stick together
- put rice in sugar water
- melt the ghee and fry the spices, add rice and sugar water.
- stir in saffron, raisins ,and nuts cover and cook over a low heat
- may be served warm or cold
sugar, water, saffron, raisins, blanched slivered almonds, lime, ghee, clove, cinnamon, green cardamons, turmeric
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/337322-zarda (may not work)