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

1. wash your rice
2. in one cup of water melt the sugar
3. in the rest of the water infuse with the turmeric powder
4. parboil rice in the tumeric water strain
5. pour the lime juice over the rice and rinse this is to make sure your rice doesn't stick together
6. put rice in sugar water
7. melt the ghee and fry the spices, add rice and sugar water.
8. stir in saffron, raisins ,and nuts cover and cook over a low heat
9. 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)