ZARDA

INGREDIENTS

1. 250 g rice (Sela)
2. 200 g sugar
3. 2tbsp ghee
4. 4 green cardamoms
5. 2cloves
6. 4 tbsp dry fruits(almond,cashew nuts,raisin,pistachios
7. 2tbsp red and green cherries
8. saffron and kewara water
9. 1/4tsp saffron colour

METHOD

• soak Sela rice for 3-4 hours,keep changing its water every hour.
• heat 750 ml water in a pan add one clove ,2 cardamom and zafrani colour
• when water boils add soaked rice and cook until rice is completely cooked.
• drain the water
• heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan add cardamom and clove
• add boiled rice and sugar mix well.cook on medium heat.
• sugar will dissolve and there will be watery syrup increase the heat and open the lid water will evaporate add fry fruits and saffron and kewara water .close the lid and let it simmer for 15minutes(dum)
• add khoya if you like