Zarda (Yellow Sweet Rice)

Name: Zarda (Yellow Sweet Rice)
Total time: 4500 s
Yield: 12 person
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: Sela or basmati rice 1kg (if sela then soak for 2 hours); 750 gm Sugar; 1/2 cup Oil; 1 cup Asrafi (tutti fruiti) (green and red); 6 _7 Green cardamom; 3 cloves; sticks 2 Cinnamon; 2 Badiyanka phool; 1/2 cup Almond and pistachio; 1/2 tsp Yellow food colour; 8-10 Dried dates; 1/2 cup Raisins and dried coconut; Coloured chamcham as your require; Water as required

Hira Naz @Hiranaz

6 weeks challenge.
24th sep - 30th sep
5th week - first Post

Hira Naz @Hiranaz

6 weeks challenge.
24th sep - 30th sep
5th week - first Post

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Ingredients

1 hour - 15 minutes

12 person

Sela or basmati rice 1kg (if sela then soak for 2 hours)
750 gmSugar
1/2 cupOil
1 cupAsrafi (tutti fruiti) (green and red)
6_7 Green cardamom
3cloves
sticks2 Cinnamon
2Badiyanka phool
1/2 cupAlmond and pistachio
1/2 tspYellow food colour
8-10Dried dates
1/2 cupRaisins and dried coconut
Coloured chamcham as your require
Water as required

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Steps

1 hour - 15 minutes

1

Soak sela rice for 2 hours, cook in boiling water with 2 green cardamom,2 badiyan ka phool, 3 cloves, 2 cinnamon sticks and 1/2 tsp yellow food colour till full done, drain rice.
2

In a pan add 1 kg sugar 2 green cardamom and half cup of water cook till thick sugar syrup is formed and sugar dissolve.
3

Heat 1/2 cup of oil in a large pan add 4 green cardamom fry for 2 minutes now add sugar syrup, after 5 minutes add boiled yellow rice, cook for 10 to 15 minutes on high flam till syrup dries.
4

Lastly add raisins, dried coconut, dried dates, asrafi (tutti fruti), almond, pistachio, Leave it on dum for 10 minutes, Mix before serving.. garnish with almond, pistachio, tutti fruiti and coloured chamcham...😋
Enjoy..