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Special Zarda Recipe by Shireen Anwar
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Special Zarda Recipe by Shireen Anwar
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

Easy and elegant Special Zarda Recipe by Shireen Anwar, made with simple ingredients, yet elevated with the addition of saffron, khoya and nuts a perfect dessert for any occasion.

Course: Comfort Food, Dessert, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Keyword: dessert, Eid Recipes, khoya, Masala TV Recipes, rice, sweet, winter special
Servings: 4
Chef: Shireen Anwar
Ingredients
  • 500 gm Basmati rice soaked
  • ¼ tsp Yellow Color
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 6 Green cardamoms
  • 6 Cloves
  • ½ cup Clarified Butter
  • 4 tbsp Almonds & Pistachio sliced
  • ½ kg Sugar
  • 1 cup Khoya
  • 2 tbsp Red & Green Cherries chopped
  • 125 gm Gulab jamun
  • 125 gm chamcham
Cooking Method
  1. Soak rice in water for 30 minutes before cooking.
  2. Boil water in a deep pot with salt, green cardamom color, and cloves.
  3. Add rice in boiling water. Cook until 1/3 rd done.
  4. Drain and set aside.
  5. Heat ghee in a deep pan then add ½ cup water.
  6. Cook and add sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves.
  7. Add in boiled rice with almonds and pistachio.
  8. Cover and cook on medium flames till sugar syrup starts drying, lower heat and put pan under a tawa.
  9. Put it on dum, and cover it with a damp cloth till done.
  10. Sprinkle khoya, ashrafis, gulab jamun and chamcham on top.
  11. Dish it out.
  12. Special Zarda ready to serve.
Serving Suggestions

Serve hot.