Zarda Recipe (By Shireen Anwar)

Zarda or sweet rice is really simple to make. You can also make zarda from leftover boiled rice.

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Ingredients Of Zarda

• Pinch yellow color
• Pinch salt
• 2 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 small cardamoms
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 kg sugar
• 1/2 kg rice
• Khoya and nuts for garnishing

Cooking Method Of Zarda

• Boil water with yellow color and salt. Add cloves, cinnamon stick and cardamoms. Now add washed rice in it and cook rice fully and drain them.
• Heat oil and add half cup water in it. Add sugar and mix it well till sugar dissolves.
• Add boiled rice in it and cook on high flame. When water dries up put the lid on and lower the flame. Put on dum for 15 minutes.
• Garnish it with nuts and khoya