Recipe for Zarda (Meethe Chawal - Sweet Yellow Rice)

Serves 4-5 people

Ingredients:

• Rice                   1 glass
• Sugar                 ½ cup
• Saffron               5-6 strand
• Ghee                  2 tablespoon
• Cloves                2-3
• Cinnamon         1 inch stick
• Green cardomon 2 pc
• Raisin                  1 tablespoon
• Almonds             10-15
• Cashew nut         10-15

Method

1. Boil  ½ glass of water
2. Add sugar in this boiling water add saffron strand and boil this for 2-3 min
3. Now take a wok and add ghee in this wok
4. Add cinnamon cardomon and cloves in the wok
5. Add 1 and 1/2 cup of water in the wok carefully and boil the water
6. Add rice in the wok and cook the rice till ¾ done
7. Add sugar water raisin and chopped nuts in the rice 
8. Slow the flame of gas and cook this till rice is completely done
9. Garnish this with some more chopped nuts and serve this hot

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