Zarda

Zobia Sajjad
Zobia Sajjad @zobiasajjad
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Zarda is a type of Pakistani sweet rice or as we sometimes call them meethe chawal.
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Zarda

Zarda is a type of Pakistani sweet rice or as we sometimes call them meethe chawal.
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Ingredients

1 hour
6 servings
  1. 1/2rice soaked for 2 hours
  2. 2 tbspghee
  3. 5-6sabz elaichi
  4. 1/2 kgsugar
  5. 1/2 cupmilk
  6. 1 cupasharfiya
  7. 1/2 cupkhopra
  8. 2 pinchzarda colour

Cooking Instructions

1 hour
  1. 1

    In a pan, add water and boil it, when its boiled add the soaked rice into it.

  2. 2

    Add zarda colour into the water.

  3. 3

    Cook the rice on slow flame.

  4. 4

    Completely cook the rice as you were to eat it, koi kami nahi rakhni. then drain the water out of the rice.

  5. 5

    In a pan, add ghee and add elaichi. cook for a min then add a layer of rice, on slow flame.

  6. 6

    Add a layer of sugar and then again add the rest of the rice.

  7. 7

    Balance it out,

  8. 8

    Cover it for 30-40 minutes on slow flame. sugar will leave water and it will evaporate quickly on slow flame.

  9. 9

    Remove the lid and mix the rice

  10. 10

    Cover again and cook for 10 minutes in damm

  11. 11

    Add milk to make it soft and khopra

  12. 12

    Spread the asharfiya on the top

  13. 13

    Mix and serve hot

  14. 14

    Ready

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