sweet rice with orange (zarda)

cooking time : 20 minutes

 preparation time : 15 minutes

 serve:5
















ingredients :


basmati rice                   2 cups ( soaked in water for 30 minutes )
orange juice                   1 cups
sugar                              100 grams
clarified butter                   1/2 cup
khoya                       200 grams
cinnamon                   2 sticks
green cardamom           2
cloves                2
sugar             1 cup
orange zest        1 tbsp
dry fruits            1 cup
tooty fruity           4 tbsp (as you like )
yellow food color      pinch 






 method :

• heat butter in a pan cardamom , cloves and stick cinnamon cook for a while and add rice . stir for 2 minutes .

• add water and and cook till it get boil .

• in another pan prepare sugar syrup . take cup of water add sugar and cook till it get light brown color .

• now pour the prepared sugar syrup and orange juice, khoya  in the half done rice. stir . cover and cook .

• when it get done add dry nuts pinch of yellow food color  , tooty fruity and orange zest .

• give it a gentle toss and remove in a platter .

• garnish it with silver cover and spread left over khoya , and dry nuts .