Zarda

Zarda

Ingredients:

2 Cup Rice

1 1/2 Cup Sugar

8-10 Almonds (Cutted in long bars shape)

5-6 Cardamom (Choti Illaichi)

2 tbsp Cutted Coconut

7-8 Raisins ( Mewa)

1/4 cup Ghee or oil

1 tsp Yellow Food Colour

Method:

1.Soak rice for 2 hours.

2.Boil rice.While boiling add food colour to the water.

3.When the rice are half boiled,stain it from water.

4.Separately take a pan.Pour oil in it,fry cardamoms for 2-3 minutes.Add sugar and 1/4 cup water to make sheera.

5.Now add 3 cups of water.When it comes to a boil,add rice and cook it on high flame.

6.When excess water is evaporated,add almonds,raisins and coconut.Cover pan and give steam for 5-7 minutes.

7.Delicious Zarda is ready to serve.

Degi Rice

Dagi Rice



Ingredients:

Chicken                          1/2 kg

Rice                                2 cups

Onions                            3 medium

Garlic paste                    1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds(Zeera)        2 tsp

Black pepper                  7

Cinnamon (Dar cheni)     1

Cardamom (Bari illaichi)  1

Cloves (Long)                 3

Milk                                3 sips

Oil                                  3 tbsp

Salt                                As per your taste

Cardamom green (Choti illaichi)           3

Corriander powder (Dhania powder)   1 tsp

Mace (Ground jaiful javitri)                  1/4 tsp

Star anise (Badiana khatai                    3 petals

Food colour (Yellow)                          As desired

Screw pine essence (Keura water)       2 drops

Method:

Make chicken stock:

Add 5 cups of water in half kg chicken,add cumin seeds,black pepper,cloves,cinnamon and dehydrate 1 cup of water.

For mixture preparation:

Pour 3 tbsp oil in pan,brown onions.Add half tsp garlic paste and fry.Then add corriander powder,mace,petals of badiana khatai,green cardamon and three sips of milk.After making masala mixture,add chicken to it and fry.

Pour chicken stock to it.When it comes to a boil,add rice

Spread yellow food colour and kewra water on the top of the rice.

Serve daghi rice with salad and mint yogurt.