Zarda

By NINA AYSIANA RUNNY February 02, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Ingredients:

Sela rice 3 cups

Fresh milk 1 cup

Cloves 4

Pistachios (finely cut) 10

Almonds (finely cut) 10

Green cardamoms 8

Yellow food color ½ tsp

Sugar 2 ½ cups

Water as required

Compote to taste

Clarified butter 1 cup

Soak rice in water for 8 hours.

Boil water in a pot; add ½ cloves, ½ cardamoms and rice.

Strain and set aside.

Add food color, milk, almonds, pistachios, sugar and compote in rice.

Heat clarified butter in a pot; add remaining cloves and cardamoms; when they give off aroma; add rice and stir with wooden spoon.

Cover pot with lid and leave on dum.