Zarda recipe/Meethe chawa

Name: How to cook Zarda recipe/Meethe chawa - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Sadaf Jabeen

Zarda recipe/Meethe chawa

#MyFirstrecipe #Narangi This dish has its origin from the Persian,where Zard means bright yellow colour.This recipe has been hugely embraced within the Indian subcontinent region and is prepared for the special occasions.The dish is typically served as a dessert. Me and my family love this dish and last but not the least this is my first recipe to share with cookpad and it is always says that kuch naya shuru Karne se pahle meetha to banta hai.

Ingredient

Food ration :

8 servings

Cooking time :

30 minutes

1 cup

orange juice/ from 2 oranges

cashews/ kaju chopped

almonds / badam chopped

pistachio/ pista chopped

2 tsp

raisins/ kishmish

2 tbsp

dry coconut/ Khopra grated

4 pods

cardamom/ elachi

cloves/ laung

1 cup

water

1/4 tsp

saffron/kesar

1/4 tsp

orange or yellow food colour

2 tbsp

khoya

1 cup

basmati rice, soaked 30 minutes

1 cup

sugar

1/4 cup

ghee/ clarified butter

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Firstly, in a wok or kadahi heat 2 tbsp ghee and roast cashew, almond,pistachio and raisins. Roast these dry fruits to golden brown on low heat/ flame and keep aside.

* Step 2

In the remaining ghee add cardamom and cloves. Also add 1 cup of water, 1 cup of orange juice,1/4 tsp saffron and 1/4 tsp of orange food colour. Mix well making sure the colour is mixed well,cover the wok / kadahi bring this to boil on high heat/ flame.

* Step 3

Further add soaked basmati rice and mix well, cover and cook on high flame for 5 minutes and then on medium flame for 5 minutes. After 10 minute mix gently, making sure rice is half cooked.

* Step 4

Further add sugar and 2 tbsp ghee and roasted dry fruits and khoya, mix gently making sure sugar melts,cover and simmer for 10 minutes on very low flame, stir in between to prevent from burning. Cook until the rice is done.