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.

Firni

Firni

  

Ingredients:

Rice            1/2 cup

Milk            3Kg

Cardamom  3-4

Sugar          1 cup (You can increase or decrease quantity as per your taste)

Condensed milk 1tin 

For garnishing:

Almonds (long sliced)   15-20

Coconut powder          2tbsp

Raisins(Kishmish)         8-10

Method:

• Grind rice with milk and then stain it with a stainer or a soft cloth (i.e.muslim cloth) so that no big particles of rice remain in milk.
• Heat milk in a pan and start stirring to avoid lumps.
• Add condensed milk and sugar and continue stirring till it begings to thicken.
• Pour the mixture in serving bowl.Garnish it with long cutted bars of almonds,raisins and coconut powder.
• Refrigerate it for 2-3 hours.Delicious Firni is ready.Serve chilled.