Zarda (Orange Sweet Rice)

Ingredients.................

1. Uncooked Rice - 1Bowl (soaked in 20 min)
2. Vegetable oil- 4 tbsp
3. Black cardamom- 2
4. Dry Curry leaves- 2
5. Food colour- 3 tbsp
6. Dry fruits sliced  mix(raisins, cashew, almond, walnut)- 1 small bowl
7. Dessicated Coconut- 8 tbsp
8. Saffron- 2 pinch
9. Scent(kevda)- 1/2 tbsp

Method............

• Boil water in a big pan add saffron, food colour, black cardamom, curry leaves and some drop of oil and wait about 4 min, now put rice in the boiling water and cover the lid, after 4 min check if rice cooked 3/4 then off  the heat.



•  Drain all the extra water and wash it in running water slowly.

• Heat the pan (but remember heat should be very very slow like minimum) and place curry leaves at the bottom(it helps to protect rice burning), now strat the layers........................

• 1-- spread rice about 12 tbsp evenly on curry leaves.

• 2-- Spread dry fruits on it according to you.

• 3--Spread dessicated coconut evenly on it about 5 tbsp

• 4--Spread sugar about 5 tbsp

• 5-- Spread oil 3-4 tbsp, then add again rice spread evenly on it.


• Follow these steps 2-3 times according to you or how much quantity of rice.
• Cover the lid, then put on dum (steam)for 5 min on high heat. Then put it on very slow heat about 15 min.
• 
  Zarda is ready to eat.

• 

Ingredients...................

• Boiled Rice- 1 Bowl
• Spring Onion sliced-1/2 cup
• Onion sliced- 1/2 cup
• Tomatoes-1/2 cup
• Green Peas- 1/2 cup
• Mushroom Diced-1 cup
• Green chili -2 tbsp
• Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
• Vegetable oil- 4 tbsp
• Green Cardamon-2
• Fennel Seeds- 1 tbsp
• Dry curry Leaf- 1
• Clove-3-4
• Cinnamon-1 inch
• Salt to taste

Method.................

• Heat the oil, low medium heat and add (curry leaf, green cardamom, clove, fennel seeds, cinnamon) and fry about 1 min.

• Add Onion and green chili and fry again 1 min, till onion turn golden brown......

• Add tomato, mushroom and green peas fry about 4 min.

• After 4 min add spring onion and fry 1 min then add boiled rice and mix well.

• Fry 4 min again and sprinkle salt on it ,that's it.

• Now rice is ready to serve.