Zarda. Yellow Sweet Rice. Zarda Recipe - Yellow Sweet Rice Recipe - Please Like, Share, Subscribe And Give Me Feed Back! Today i'm making Zarda also known as yellow sweet rice. please try it and let me know in the comments how yours turned out if you liked this video don't. This is classic sweet dish made from rice and sugar.
The persian word 'zard' and it literally means yellow.
As the dish name says, the rice grains are yellow in color.
This color comes from addition of saffron.
You can have Zarda. Yellow Sweet Rice using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Zarda. Yellow Sweet Rice
- You need of Sela or basmati rice 1kg (if sela then soak for 2 hours).
- It's 750 gm of Sugar.
- It's 1/2 cup of Oil.
- Prepare 1 cup of Asrafi (tutti fruiti) (green and red).
- Prepare of Green cardamom 6_7.
- It's cloves of 3.
- Prepare of cinnamon sticks 2.
- It's 2 of Badiyanka phool.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of Almond and pistachio.
- It's 1/2 tsp of Yellow food colour.
- It's 8-10 of Dried dates.
- You need 1/2 cup of Raisins and dried coconut.
- You need of Coloured chamcham as your require.
- You need of Water as required.
How to Make Zarda (sweet yellow rice). Boil the rice with food colour. Because, this sweet rice is yellow in colour, hence called Zarda pulao or sweet pulao. The zarda rice is significantly popular dessert in Pakistan and Bangladesh also.
Zarda. Yellow Sweet Rice step by step
- Soak sela rice for 2 hours, cook in boiling water with 2 green cardamom,2 badiyan ka phool, 3 cloves, 2 cinnamon sticks and 1/2 tsp yellow food colour till full done, drain rice.
- In a pan add 1 kg sugar 2 green cardamom and half cup of water cook till thick sugar syrup is formed and sugar dissolve..
- Heat 1/2 cup of oil in a large pan add 4 green cardamom fry for 2 minutes now add sugar syrup, after 5 minutes add boiled yellow rice, cook for 10 to 15 minutes on high flam till syrup dries..
- Lastly add raisins, dried coconut, dried dates, asrafi (tutti fruti), almond, pistachio, Leave it on dum for 10 minutes, Mix before serving.. garnish with almond, pistachio, tutti fruiti and coloured chamcham...😋.
This is an extremely easy to make dish but yes, it do require couple of critical ingredients to make the authentic zarda recipe. Zarda is a traditional sweet rice dessert originated from the Mughals. The name Zarda is derived from the Persian and Urdu term "Zard" meaning yellow. The dish gets its name as it is prepared using yellow color. (Source:wiki) Zarda also known as meethe chawal is usually prepared during special. Sweet yellow rice pudding aka "Zarda" Growing up, mum would make this sweetened rice dish for us on special occasions and festivals.