Zarda
Course: DessertDifficulty: Easy
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
45
minutesCalories
235
kcalIngredients
1 Kg rice presoaked
800 gms. to 1 kg sugar (as per taste)
¼ tsp. yellow food color
2-3 tbs. oil
Dry fruit-raisins (Kishmish), pistachio (Pistay), almonds (Badam)
10-12 cloves (Laung)
8-10 green cardamom (Chhoti Ilaichi)
¼ Kg Khoya or cream or ricotta cheese
1/2 tsp. Kewra essence
Directions
- Soak the rice for at least an hour. In pot add water till half full.
- Add color, 5-6 cloves and 4-5 ilaichi, boil and add rice.
- When the rice is almost cooked then drain and keep aside.
- In oil add rest of the cloves and ilaichi and fry on low heat.
- Add the well drained rice and sugar.Mix well, cover and cook for a few minutes on low heat.
- Add khoya and dry fruits and mix.
- Before removing from heat add kewra.
