Shadi Wala Zarda Rice, Zarda Pulao, Sweet Rice Recipe, Meethe Chawal, zarda recipe,Zafrani Zarda Rice

Ingredients:

Direction:
Getting Ready:
1. Take 1 cup golden sella rice. Soak it in lukewarm water for an hour then use it.
2. Take 1/4 tsp orange red food color in a small bowl mix with little water.
3. Take 1/4 cup cashews , 1/4 cup almonds, cut a few in halves and few in thin slices.Take 6 small cardamoms,peel them.
4. Take 1/2 cup milk, add 20 to 25 saffron strands.

Making:
3. Take a vessel filled with water. Add almost 1 litle water in the vessel. Turn on the flame.
4. Add food color to the water in vessel.Cover the vessel and let the water boil. Once the water boils, take out the rice from the bowl and add it to the boiling water.Cover the vessel.Check the rice after 5 minutes,keep it 80 - 90 % cooked.
5. Stir the rice at regular intervals,check if it is cooked well. Press and check one grain of rice. When rice is 80% cooked, turn of flame. Strain the rice from the water.We have place strainer over a bowl, then pour the rice over it.Rice is cooked in 15 minutes.
6. Take a heavy based vessel or wok. Turn on flame and let it heat. Add ghee, then add dry fruits, 1/4 cup coconut julienne, add 1/4 cup cashews, 1/4 cup chopped almonds. Roast it slightly and reduce flame. When the dry fruits are slightly roasted Take out a bit of dry fruits,to use later for garnishing.
7. Then add cardamom seeds, 4 cloves. Slightly roast it. Add rice to it, then add 3/4 cup sugar and saffron milk to it.Mix it well. Now cover and cook the rice on very low flame for 10 to 12 minutes. Then turn off flame.Cover and keep the pulao for 10 minutes then serve it.

Serving:
8. Yummy and aromatic pulao is ready, Take it out in a bowl. Garnish the pulao with some dry fruits. You can store Zarda pulao and relish it for 3 days.

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