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Meethe Chawal (Zarda Rice)
Simple, Easy method of making meethe chawal. In other regions this sweet rice is called zarda pulao or zarda rice.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Indian, North Indian
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time
45
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
Calories
355
kcal
Author
Kanan
Ingredients
▢
¾
cup
Basmati Rice
▢
2
tablespoons
Ghee (Clarified butter)
▢
2
Cloves
▢
1
Black cardamom
▢
¼
teaspoon
Saffron
▢
1 ½
cups
Water
▢
⅔
cups
Sugar
▢
½
teaspoon
Green cardamom seeds powder
▢
1
teaspoon
Rose water
▢
2
tablespoons
Almonds
chopped
▢
2
tablespoons
Cashew nuts
chopped
▢
1
tablespoon
Pistachios
chopped
Instructions
Wash and soak the rice for 15-20 minutes. Then discard the soaking water.
Heat the ghee on medium heat and add whole spices (cloves, black cardamom), saute for a minute.
Add rice and saffron, mix and saute for 1 minute.
Add water and as it starts boiling, cover the pan, lower the heat to lowest possible and cook for 7 minutes or till rice is 50% done.
Then mix in sugar, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
Lastly add rose water, cardamom powder and chopped nuts.
Fluff up the rice and mix.
Remove it to a serving plate and garnish with more chopped nuts.
Notes
variations:
Along with chopped nuts, you can add raisin, candied fruits.
Fry some dry coconut slices in the ghee and use that as a garnishing.
To make it more rich add ¼ cup crumbled
khoya
along with sugar.
You can garnish with pomegranate arils
Nutrition
Calories:
355
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
63.4
g
|
Protein:
4
g
|
Fat:
10.5
g
|
Saturated Fat:
4.6
g
|
Cholesterol:
16
mg
|
Sodium:
10
mg
|
Potassium:
98
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
33.8
g
|
Calcium:
20
mg
|
Iron:
0.7
mg
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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