ZARDA

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I need a tried and tested recipe for ZARDA (sweet rice).

Please someone post one that they have made or tried and was good.

Thank you !

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Diva its veryyyy late here ....n I'm quite sleepy.....I'll describe in detail later if you need....for now:
boil water with zarda colour...add rice drain water once the rice is almost done....mean not fully boiled...now heat ghee in a pan throw in some cardamom blanched almonds, diced coconut raisins etc. (watever u like) add rice n then some sugar then again rice ....pour some milk over it n keep on slow heat (ltightly closed) for 10 minutes or so

for 1 cup rice take 4 cups water to boil....n sugar is equal amount ....1cup rice n 1 cup sugar......some ppl prepare sugar syrup for zarda but i prefer it this way ...n adding milk makes rice nicely tender/done....without breaking the grain

hope it helps

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Thanks Afia.

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I make mine the same way as Afia baji. ITs supposed to be equal amounts of rice and sugar but that produces a too sweet zarda for my taste so i just use a 1:3/4 ratio.

salamlaikum
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I made it 3 times yesterday with the sugar syrup way and it was a complete disaster. I will have to try Afia's way today.

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that's exactly how we make it :D

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lol…Ira I used to cook with 1:3/4 ratio but lately I don’t feel it right its a bit pheeka for me (blame my low sugar level for that)…khair before increasing sugar i just mentioned it to ammi n she said I’ve already increased it as she too thought it was not as sweet as she likes…so now we both cook it with equal ratio :slight_smile:

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How much milk for 2 cups of rice?

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Ahmadjee...I just pour some like sprinkling on the surface (top layer) ....can't say exactly but I think 1/4 cup should suffice or may be a lil more. I'll note it down next time I cook !

basically sugar tends to stiffen up the rice a bit ...n without any water/milk it'll surely do that. Adding milk instead of water is better as milk doesn't give it the overdone look ....rice grains stay in shape n like 'nikhray huay' :)

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Afia, you said rice, sugar, rice.

Yaar, with one cup rice, can you do that ? I don't think its enough rice to make layers. Or do you use a smaller pot ?

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Thanks Affia, I tried it tonight and it turned out really good.
This is what I did;
Soaked 1 cup of basmati rice for 30 min
Boiled 4 cups of water with a half tsp of yellow coloring
Added soaked rice and boiled open on high
As soon as all water evaporated; drained rice into a colander
In the same empty pot, heated half a stick of margarine and 6 crushed ilaichi without the chilka.
Added 1/3 of the drained rice and layered it on top with 1/3 of sugar; repeat three times
Sprinkled 1/4 cup of milk and dum for 10 min on very low heat

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Diva …for 1 cup rice I use a small pot

Funguy…good!

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Why did you guys have to talk about it?
Now I want to make some zarda. :bummer:

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me too :(

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Do Shan ppl have a Zarda Masala ?

:chusni:

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Afia I made white colored zarda today by your method
it went fine.
And I am eating it right now :D

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The dum didn't work out well so rice are all mushed up. Otherwise, they came out fine.

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My zarda got so sweet that it tasted like mithae.
Though we still ate it. :whistling:

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errrmm..i don’t believe so. nope, never seen one

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Zarda rang ki jagah zafraan use karo. Zarda with zafraan is best!