Sunday, November 6, 2011

ZARDA [ORANGE SWEET RICE]


In Punjab there was a tradition when any guest came he was served this zarda[rice]before meal.It showed that guest was treated nicely and honoured.MY mother cooked this rice very tasty and delicious. Who ate it praised her.Though i never learned from her but remembered how she was preparing. i share her recipe with all and remembered her who is not with us. reposting for event

Ingredients:
basmati rice-1cup
ghee-2tbsp
sugar1cup
orange colour-1/2 tsp
dry fruits-raisins,almond,cashunut.coconut
cardomeseedsbig and small-1tsp
crumbled khoya-2tsp
vark-1[optional]]

This bunch of flowers made by my daughter-in-law's friend  RICHA  presented to me when she visit  to my house. she is very talented
Method:
Soak rice for 1 hour.boil the rice in more water and colour. When it is 1/3 done separate the water and spread on clean cloth so that not stick to each other.Heat ghee in a pan and put seeds of cardom fry for 1-2 minutes /.Add sugar and 2tsp water boil it till sugar dissolve.Now add rice first it leave the water so put on high flame.When water evaporate cover it for 5 minutes on slow fire .Add dry fruits and again cover it for 2-3 minutes or till the cooked.After cooking  rice looks glossy.


garnish with khoa and vark.rice is not looking orange due to my photography.



THIS RECIPE I FOLLOW MY MOTHER SO I AM THANKING MY MOTHER.

sending to Gayatri's walk throuh memory laneand Somya

WTML 2013




23 comments:

  1. Woww wat a beautiful sweet rice, sounds very delicious which is completely new for me,thanks for sharing Santosh.

    Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes

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  2. Wow..such a beautiful traditional recipe..love the story behind it..Gorgeous color n presentation!
    Thanks a lot for linking it to bookmarked event!

    US Masala

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  3. love it don't forget to join my event :)

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  4. looks delicious. mouthwatering. thanks for sharing..

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  5. Wow! Thats such an exotic rice dish! Looks lovely!

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  6. Wow! That looks so delicious, I had this in one of my pakistani friend's place, I just love it.

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  7. wow zarda looks delicious ...when i was in school ,this was the dessert which served in all party dinners n we enjoyed it very much ...thanks for sharing santosh ..

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  8. Rice dish looks delicious. Must have been finished very soon.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  9. Sweet rice am hearing it for the first time...looks so gud

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  10. yummy and droolworthy rice...tempting !

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  11. Wow delicious sweet rice..looks wonderful

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  12. This sounds absolutely new for me, loving the yellow flower :)

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  13. Wow!!! this looks so delicious. wan't to try this out. But how much of sugar has to be added?

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  14. New to me... looks colorful and sounds yummy.

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  15. Hi Santhosh,

    The rice looks yummy dear...Do visit me when time pErmits...:)

    Dr.Sameena@

    www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

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  16. Lovely recipe.Thanks for sharing a traditional dish :)

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  17. Unique recipe,sounds interesting!

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  18. lovely rice dear.... very new to me...

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  19. Lovely rice....In our family my youngest bua is famous for making these for certain occassions.....thanks for visiting my space, U have a wonderful space too....so U r punjabi, right???

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  20. The rice looks lovely. It's lovely to see these traditional recipes. You have a lovely blog.

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  21. Looks absolutely delicious. Thanks a lot for linking...

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  22. so divine and so tasty rice... have not yet tried this... have it on my to do for long.. should try it soon!!! Thanks for sending this yummy recipe to my event.. Looking for more yummy recipes...

    Sowmya
    Event - Authentic Indian Sweets w giveaway
    Event - Kid's delight - Sweet Treats
    Event - WTML w giveaway

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