Sweet Rice Recipe | Zarda | Meethe Chawal | Food Celebrationsbr br Sweet rice or Zarda is a traditional south east Asian dessert served to celebrate different occasions. It is loved for its comforting taste and flavorbr .br Ingredients:br 1 Cinnamon stickbr 6 - 7 Clovesbr Saffron | Saffron colour 14 tspbr Salt to tastebr Soaked rice 2 cupsbr Ghee | Butter 1 tbspbr Cardamom powder 12 tspbr Almonds 2 tbspbr Cashew nuts 2 tbspbr Raisins 12 cupbr Milk 14 cupbr Sugar 1 & 12 cupsbr br Method:br Soak 2 cups of rice. Boil water and add 1 cinnamon stick, cloves and saffron, then add the soaked rice. Boil the rice completely. Take 1 tbsp ghee in a pan. Add cardamom and dry fruit. Then add the milk and sugar. Then add the boiled rice and mix well. Let to simmer for 10 minutes. Garnish with dry fruit and gulab jamuns.