Pakistani zarda

Name: Pakistani zarda
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 9,10 person
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 5 cups sella basmati Rice; 5.5 cups Sugar; 1 cup oil/ghee; Cloves 5; 5 Cardamom; Khoya; Almond; Pista; Colored Sweet balls (chamcham); Resins; Asharfi; Food colour (yellow)

Rida Rehman @cook_16734705

Karachi Pakistan

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Rida Rehman @cook_16734705

Karachi Pakistan

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Ingredients

35 min

9,10 person

5 cupssella basmati Rice
5.5 cupsSugar
1 cupoil/ghee
Cloves5
5Cardamom
Khoya
Almond
Pista
Colored Sweet balls (chamcham)
Resins
Asharfi
Food colour (yellow)

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Steps

35 min

1

Soak rice for 2.5-3 hour.
2

Boil with 1.5-2 lit water (use large size pan). Add food colour (as much dark colour you required) few drops of oil and few drops of lemon juice/vineger. Boil till almost rice cooked. Drain water and keep rice aside.
3

Heat oil in pan add clove and cardamom and stirr till a fine aroma evolved.
4

Place boiled rice in large pot in layer, alternate with layer of sugar. Pour heated oil at top and keep the pot direct on medium to high flame for 5 minutes, till the entire sugar melt down into watery liquid.
5

Add all the additives (nuts, sweet ball, asharfi) on top or add during serving.
6

Now put the pot over pre-heated steamer (tawa). Tightly close the pot lid. And slow down the flame to make a steam inside. Wait for 15-20 minutes. Till all the moisture dries up and rice get fully cooked and softens.
7

Now the zarda is ready to eat