Zarda Recipe | Meetha Pulao chawal Recipe | जरदा बनाने का तरीका-

 Zarda Recipe | Meetha Pulao chawal Recipe | जरदा बनाने का तरीका- 

Zarda recipe with step by step process recipe – is a delicious traditional North Indian yellow sweet rice recipe delicately flavored with saffron or yellow food colour, dry fruits, nuts, and aromatic spices. Also known as Shadi wala zarda,Kesari meetha chawal, Meeta pulao in Hindi, this sweet pulao is joyously served during festivals and weddings.
This delicious cardamom and orange food colour or saffron flavored sweet rice provides a wonderful end to any meal. It is also easy to cook and loved by both children and adults alike.

If you want to eat something different to change any festival or mood at home, then nothing better than zarda rice.

 30 minutes  20 cooksnaps

Ingredients

 8 servings

1. ▢2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
2. halves ▢4 cashew / kaju,
3. ▢5 almond / badam, chopped
4. ▢2 tsp raisins / kishmish
5. ▢2 pods cardamom / elachi
6. ▢2 tsp dry coconut / kopra
7. ▢2 cloves / lavang
8. ▢¼ tsp saffron / kesar or food colour
9. ▢¼ tsp orange food colour, optional
10. ▢1-1/2 glass water
11. ▢250 gram basmati rice, soaked 30 minutes
12. ▢240 gram sugar

Steps

1. 1. firstly, in a large Pot heat 2 tbsp ghee add 2 pods cardamom and 3 cloves.1 bay leaf.

2. 2. also add 1-1/2 glass water, ¼ tsp saffron and ¼ tsp orange food colour and 1 tbsp kewda water.

3. 3. mix well making sure the colour is mixed well.

4. 4. further, add 250 gram soaked basmati rice (30 minutes) and mix well.

5. 5. cover and cook on medium flame for 10 minutes.

6. 6. mix gently, making sure rice is half cooked.

7. 7. further add 240 gram sugar, and khoya, roasted dry fruits.

8. 8. mix gently making sure sugar melts.

9. 9. cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

10. 10. stir in between to prevent from burning.

11. 11. cook until the rice is cooked completely. and do not overcook as rice turns mushy.

12. 12. finally, serve meethe chawal / zarda pulao hot garnished with few chopped nuts.and khoya.

13. 13. Enjoy the Zarda rice or meetha pulao.or shadi wala zarda.

14. Pl see the video on youtube @safinakitchen https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jo62Cq8p96zgWvqIN_Qlg?sub_confirmation=1