Zarda Rice
Zarda Pulao, a sweet rice preparation with nuts and raisins and flavoured with saffron and orange candied peels. Learn how to make Zarda Rice.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Basmati Rice
- ½ Cup Mixed Nut(Almonds, Cashew Nuts, Pistachios)
- 7-8 Raisins, dried Cranberries and Mangoes
- 7-8 Saffron Strands
- ½ Cup Milk/Water to soak saffron
- ½ Cup Sugar
- ¼ Cup Milk Powder/Khoya/Crumbled Ricotta/Indian Cottage Cheese
- 2 tbsp Desi Ghee
Whole Spices
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 Cinnamon Stick(small)
- 2-3 Green Cardamoms
- 1 Star Anise
- 4-5 Cloves
Instructions
- Wash rice and soak it for at least an hour. Add saffron strands to a ½ cup water or milk.1 Cup Basmati Rice
- In a pan, boil 5-6 cups of water, add the whole spices to it.1 Bay leaf, 1 Cinnamon Stick(small), 1 Star Anise, 4-5 Cloves, 2-3 Green Cardamoms
- Once the water comes to a roaring boil, add rice and cook on medium flame till it is ¾ done. To check the doneness, press a grain of rice between the thumb and index finger, it should be grainy not soft.
- Drain rice and keep it aside. You can keep it in a flat plate/dish so that the rice grains do not ,stick together. add a tsp of ghee to rice.½ Cup Sugar
- In another pan/kadhai, add ghee and roast nuts till you smell the roasted aroma of nuts. Add raisins and saute for few seconds,
- Add sugar and saffron water/milk. Mix and let it come to boil cook for few seconds.
- Add the half cooked rice and mix it lightly. Add the crumbled khoya or milk powder on top of rice, and cover and cook on low flame/dum for another 10 minutes.
- After 10 mins lightly fluff the rice and keep it covered for another 10 minutes. Serve as required.
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