Posted on July 19, 2015 by tastezonebd24 in deshi sweets
Shahi zarda:
Ingredients:
- Basmati or pulao Rice: 2cup
- Sugar: 2cup
- Ghee: 1/2cup
- Green Cardamom powder: 1/2tsp
- Pinapple slices: 1/2cup
- Mawa: 1/4cup(optional)
- Raisins : 1/4cup
- Chopped date: 6pieces
- Baby gulab jam: 10 pieces
- Almonds Sliced: 2 tbsp
- Pistachio Sliced: 2 tbsp
- Cashew sliced: 2 tbsp
- Orange (zarda’s color) food color: 1/4tsp
- kewra water: 1tsp
- water as needed
Instructions:
Wash and Soak rice in water for half an hour.
Bring water to boil in a large pan, add 1tbsp oil, drained rice, 2 cloves and 3 cardamoms. Cook rice for exactly 8minitues or till 80% done on high flame. Drain with cold water and keep aside.
In a pan heat ghee put pinapple slices, pinch of salt, cardamom powder, chopped nuts, raisins and fry for 1minute.
Then add sugar and 1/4cup water and let it boil.
Then add boiled rice in sugar syrup and mix well. Let it boil for 1 minute.
Then cover and put on dum for 30 minutes.
Then add mawa, Gulabjam, dates, coconut and sprinkle kewra water.
Now it’s done, mix all the ingredients and serve.
