Re: Zarda …
erm so yeah … the zarda just looked like Zarda , didnt taste fantastic …but wasnt bad either:hinna: … he said “good try” …
Now, my own take on it : Please bear in mind i havnt had zarda ever in my life , so i dont really know the actual taste of it , so correct me if i am wrong in assuming a few things :
1- Even though i put the zarda on dum for a good 20 minutes , I still felt that the sugar hadnt really absorbed really well into the rice … though husband felt they had , but I thought i could still feel the "boiled rice " Taste … I dunno if i am making any sense here 
2- The nuts used in the zarda, husband and me were bickering over pistachio.. I said no one puts pista is zarda .. he said how would you know you never had it 
… and please also clarify if walnuts can be added?
3- He poured some cream on the zarda and had it … and then was telling me that sometimes in pakistan ladies add cream to the zarda during the cooking process and that gives it a heavenly taste.. what was that all about??? 