10 Aug Zarda
Zarda
In this quaratine, we really exploited our oven and we started making a lot of desserts! This is a classical polish type of dessert called “Zarda”.
Quarantine means more time, and more time means more traditional dishes.
Zarda
Each ingredient comes measured AND weighed to make your cooking easy!
World’s best Sweetest ZARDA really live up to it’s name.
Zarda
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- 1/2 tsp yellow food color
- 1 pinch saffron (optional)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp ghee/oil
- 2 cardamom pods
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/4 cup almonds, crushed
Directions
STEP 1
Rinse rice and soak in water for half an hour.
STEP 2
Boil the soaked rice and add yellow color and cook till half done. Drain the rice and keep aside.
STEP 3
In another pan, add sugar water and cook till the sugar dissolves and become consistent.
STEP 4
In a deep pan, add ghee/oil along with cardamom and cinnamon and add the sugar syrup.
STEP 5
Gently, mix in the boiled rice and cook till the sugar syrup dries out.
STEP 6
Cover and put on simmer for 5-10 minutes on a very low heat.
STEP 7
Garnish cooked rice/zarda with almonds oe dried fruit of you choice and serve!
Notes
- The recipe can be double for a large gatherings.
- Add dry fruits of your choice.
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