Zarda Sweet Rice Recipe

Name: Zarda Sweet Rice Recipe
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: North Indian

Recipe By Slurrp

Did you know that the word Zarda comes from the Persian word zard meaning yellow colour? The yellow hue of the dish is what gave it its name. Zarda is a dessert which is popular across North India as meethe chawal. In parts of Punjab, the tradition of cooking rice along with jaggery called gur ke chawal is also pretty old. It is believed that this dish comprising of sweet rice was quite prevalent at the time Mughals too. Abu Fazl's writings mention zard biranj which is described as a combination of rice, sugar, ginger, saffron and cinnamon. In today's time, Muslims living in India often gorge on Zarda as a dessert for festive ocassions like Eid. A super delicious and traditional sweet Indian rice, Zarda is another name for meethe chawal. Made with rice, sugar, clarrified butter and flavourful spices such as cinnamon and bay leaf this dessert recipe is a must try.

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Ingredients For Zarda Sweet Rice Recipe

2 cup Rice
1.5 cup Sugar
5 stick Cinnamon
7 green cardamoms
4 bay leaves
2 tablespoon Salt
Cooking Oil
Ghee
As required Salt
Food color

Directions : Zarda Sweet Rice Recipe

Steps To Prepare

STEP 1.Use long-grained basmati rice for the dessert.

Cooking Directions

STEP 1.Soak 2 cups of rice in water for 1hr and wash it thoroughly.
STEP 2.In a saucepan, add 4 cups of water. Once it comes to boil then add the soaked rice. Cover it with a lid and let the rice cook.
STEP 3.Add 4-6 tbsp oil, cook the rice by about 90% and drain the rice water.
STEP 4.In the same saucepan, add 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar, stir it till the sugar melts down.
STEP 5.Now add 2 bay leaves, 5 green cardamoms and 3 cinnamon sticks. Give it the right amount of stir and add 4 tablespoons of ghee to the cooked rice.
STEP 6.Mix the rice well with the sugar syrup. Keep mixing until it’s evenly spread.
STEP 7.Now in a small cup of water, add the food colour and add it to the rice.
STEP 8.Give it a good stir and cover it for 2 minutes. Stir it again so that the rice at the bottom doesn’t burn.
STEP 9.Cover it for more than 2 mins and let it rest.

Storage And Serving Method

STEP 1.Garnish with a few crushed nuts and serve hot.

Nutrition
value

4509

calories per serving

88 g Fat70 g Protein1008 g Carbs330 g FiberOther

Current Totals

88 g Fat
70 g Protein
1008 g Carbs
330 g Fiber

MacroNutrients

Carbs
1008 g
Protein
70 g
Fiber
330 g

Fats

Fat
88 g

Vitamins & Minerals

Calcium
6012 mg
Iron
82 mg
Vitamin A
107 mcg
Vitamin B1
2 mg
Vitamin B2
1 mg
Vitamin B3
22 mg
Vitamin B6
1 mg
Vitamin B9
161 mcg
Vitamin B12
0 mcg
Vitamin C
34 mg
Vitamin E
19 mg
Copper
4 mcg
Magnesium
745 mg
Manganese
103 mg
Phosphorus
1277 mg
Selenium
45 mcg
Zinc
20 mg

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment

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