Kashmiri Zarda Pulao/ Sweet Saffron Rice

Name: How to cook Kashmiri Zarda Pulao/ Sweet Saffron Rice - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Vaishali Suhas

Kashmiri Zarda Pulao/ Sweet Saffron Rice

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Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

30 minutes

1 cup

Basmati rice washed and Soaked for 30 minutes

1-1.5 cups

Water

1 tablespoon

Ghee

1 tsp

Cardamom powder

Whole cardamom

Whole cloves

1 piece

Cinnamon

as required

Sliced almonds, cashews and raisins

1 pinch

Salt

1 tsp

Saffron infused with warm milk

4 drops

Yellow food colour

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

First, drain the rice. Heat ghee in a pan. Slow fry the nuts and keep ready. Then heat some more ghee and add cloves, cinnamon and cardamom. Saute 1 minute.

* Step 2

Then add the rice, salt and saute well. Add hot water, cover and cook till soft.

* Step 3

Then add the sugar (I made a thick sugar syrup with saffron and yellow colour), cardamom powder, saffron, yellow food colour and cook while stirring constantly. When done, it will have a shine. Add half of the nuts and turn off flame.