Re: rahats kitchen
**Zarda
**1/2 kg rice (Sela Rice or Basmati)
Yellow Colour
5-6 cloves
4-5 Elaichi
1Star Anise
2 cups sugar
Ghee as required (she used 3 tbsp)
Pista
Badaam
Ashrafi
Orange peel (dried or fresh)
Glazed Fruits
Kishmish
Khoya (or qalakand)
1-2 tbsp Kewra water (optional)
Cham Cham
Gulab Jamun
Method:
Boil the rice with yellow food colour till completely done, and then drain.
Heat a pan and then add cloves, elaichi, star anise, sugar, and ghee and mix well.
Add the rice and mix well again. Don't worry if the rice sticks to the pan as it will melt.
Cover the pot and leave until a sheera forms and dries out again. Add pista, badaam, ashrafi, orange peel, glazed fruit, kishmish and khoya, a few gulab jamuns and cham cham (optional). Mix well and leave on damm.
Dish out and décor with gulab jamun, pista/badaam and glazed fruit.