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Zarda Recipe | Zarda Rice | Sweet rice | Meethe Chawal recipe|Zarda Pulao
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Zarda Pulao / Zarda Meethe Chawal is a traditional and famous ghee-enriched saffron-colored sweet rice dish, exquisite flavored with cardamom and other fragrant spices, and loaded with cashew, almonds, and raisins; which is famous in North and east India and also Bangladesh and Pakistan
It is served during festivals, weddings, or other auspicious occasions, where the delicious cardamom-flavored sweet rice provides an exciting and satisfying end to any meal.
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The name ‘zarda‘ comes from the Persian word ‘zard’, which means ‘yellow’, because the food color and saffron added to the rice gives it a vibrant yellow color. Zarda is basically served after a meal. It is quite similar to Persian saffron rice pudding or Shole Zard a traditional Iranian dessert, and Zerde a traditional Persian, Iraqi, and Turkish, dessert. a traditional Turkish dessert.
The types of equipment required for this recipe are
- Mixing/Serving Bowl
- Pan with lid
- Spatula
Ingredients required for Zarda Recipe | Zarda Rice | Sweet rice | Meethe Chawal recipe
- Ghee/Clarified butter-3 tbsp
- Long grain basmati rice(soaked)-300 gm
- Almonds-10
- Cashew-10
- Raisins-15
- Cinnamon-1/2 inch stick
- Cardamom-2
- Cloves-5
- Saffron thread-6-8
- Orange/Yellow food color-1 drop
- Sugar-1/2 cup
Preparation: How to make Zarda Pulao / Zarda Meethe Chawal
- Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan and add the almond and cashew, when they become light brown in color, then take them out from the ghee
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Add raisins and stir them for 20 seconds and take them out from the ghee
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Now add some ghee to the pan and fry cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves for 30 seconds
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Add water, followed by saffron and orange food color, and mix them well ( always the ratio of the water and rice is 1:1)
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Now add the soaked rice, and mix them well
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Cover the lid, and allow them to cook for 15 minutes on medium flame
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Open the lid; now rice is cooked to almost 80 %; add the fried dry fruits, sugar, and ghee
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Again cover the lid and allow them to cook for 5 minutes at a simmer
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After 5 minutes turn off the flame, and rest them for another 10 minutes
Open the lid and serve
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