Special Zarda by Rida Aftab

Ingredients:

• Boiled sela rice 1/2 kg
• Cardamom 6
• Sugar 250 gm
• Ghee 250 gm
• khoya 250 gm
• Raisins 50 gm
• Coconut chopped 50 gm
• Ashrafiyan 50 gm
• Almonds & pistachio 100 gm
• Kewra 1/2 tsp
• Yellow food color 1/2 tsp
• Saffron 1/2 tsp
  

Method:

1. Boil rice with food color and water as required in pan till 3/4.
2. Heat ghee in second pan.
3. Then put cardamom and roast it lightly.
4. Fragrance comes, put sugar and 1/2 cup water.
5. When syrup is ready, put almonds, pistachio, saffron, ashrafiyan, raisins, coconut, khoya, kewra and boiled rice and simmer it for 30 minutes.
6. Special zarda is ready.