Special Zafrani Zarda Rice for Eid, rich and tasty with khoya and gulab jamun.

Zafrani Zarda

Ingredients:

1. Sela Rice – 750g (soaked for 3 hours)
2. Sugar – 450g
3. Saffron – 1 tsp
4. Butter or ghee – 1 cup
5. Ashrafies(candy fruit) – as required
6. Mava (khoya) – 250g
7. Gulab jamun – as required
8. Green cardamoms – 4 to 5
9. Pistachio – required
10. Almond – as required
11. Orange food colour – few drops

Method:

• If you using sela rice, then soak for at least 3 hours then wash and boil in double quantity water.
• When the rice is boiled, drain all the extra water.
• Now take a pan, add ghee, heat it up and fry green cardamoms, pour boiled rice, mix well.
• Then add sugar and mix it well.
• Then put on dum for 5 min on high heat, add saffron and food colour.
• Then put it on slow heat, spread some khoya and dry fruit.
• Now garnish with khoya, dry fruit and gulab jamun garnishing and serve.