Zarda Rice (Meethey Chawal)



All Recipes Appetizer Beans Beef Beverages Bread Chutney Dessert Mutton Poultry Rice Spicy Spaghetti Sofiyani Biryani Green Vegetable Rice Mutton Ka Yakhni Pulao Spicy Green Rice Pakistani Shahi Pulaw Singaporian Rice Unique Sindhi Biryani Mattar Palao Keema, Aalo, Matar Tahari Salads Seafood Soups Vegetable Statistics63152503.5/5.0 Occasion: Any Total servings: 3Cuisine: Pakistani Calories:Effort: Not Sure Pre-Prep time:Best for: All Preperation time: 30 minHow to serve: Hot Zarda Rice (Meethey Chawal) recipe by maham at PakiRecipes.com. Sweet saffron basmati rice cooked in sugar syrup and garnished with raisins, almonds etc. 1 Cup Basmati rice 1 1/2 Cup granulated sugar 1 tsp. food color 4 1/2 Cup water 2 table sp. ghee 2 cinnamon sticks Cardamom 4-5 pods 1/2 tsp. rosewater essence 1/4 Cup cottage cheese 1/2 Cup cashew nuts(chopped), raisins, almonds etc Bring 4 cups water to boil in a saucepan. Add food color. Add rice to boiling water. Cook for 10 minutes or until rice is 2/3 cooked Drain rice in a colander. Heat butter in a saucepan. Add the remaining 1/2 cup water, sugar, cinnamon sticks and cardamom and cook for 3 minutes. Add cooked rice and rose water essence. Mix together and cook on low heat for 15 to 20 minutes. Garnish with cottage cheese and nuts. Serve hot as a dessert.