ZARDA aka Sweetened Rice with loads of Ghee Fried Dry Fruits
Instructions
- Soak 1/2 kg rice for half an hour, boil 8 cups water with salt, 6 green cardamoms and 6 cloves.
- Add rice and cook till nearly done, drain and keep aside.
- In a pan put 1/2 cup of ghee with 1 cup water and 1/2 kg sugar and cook, stirring until the sugar dissolves and turns into a thick syrup.
- When the syrup starts to boil add in boiled rice along with 2 tbsp sliced almonds and 2 tbsp sliced pistachios.
- Cover pan and cook on a medium flame, open lid after 5 minutes, when the syrup starts to dry, lower flame add in all the three colors, simmer for 10 minutes.
- Lastly sprinkle 1 cup Khoya and Grated Khopra (Dry coconut)
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