This day, my mom made 'Zarda' (sweet rice) and it was so yummy. I am sharing the recipe for those who don't know how we make it.
Ingredients:
Rice Saila, soaked for 6-7 hours 3 cups
Sugar 2 1/2 cups
Milk 1 cup
Cloves 4
Pistachios, finely chopped 10
Almonds, finely chopped 10
Cardamoms 6-8
Yellow food color 1/2 tsp
Ghee/ Melted Butter/ Oil 1 cup
Water
Directions:Bring water to boil in a large pan, add drained rice, 2 cloves and 3 cardamoms. When rice is almost done, strain in a colander and leave in colander for a few minutes.Turn the rice out in a large open bowl. Mix in the food color, milk, nuts and sugar.
Heat oil in a large pan, add cardamom and cloves and rice. Stir with a wooden spoon, cover and cook on high heat for five minutes. Then put the pan on a round concave griddle and put on heat. Lower heat after a few minutes, leave till rice is done.
Serve hot or cold.
