About Pashtooni Zarda Pulao Recipe: Rich with nuts, saffron and rose water, this is the perfect recipe to celebrate festivity.

How to Make Pashtooni Zarda Pulao

• Soak rice in water for 1 hour and drain. Mix milk, saffron, rose water and sugar in a bowl.
• Heat 10-15 cups of water in a pan. Once it comes to boil, add the soaked rice and cook further till the rice is about 80% cooked.
• Strain the water from the rice and mix half of ghee. Heat the remaining half of ghee in a pan. Add dry fruits and fry till golden-brown.
• Add whole spices and fry for about half a minute. Add the milk mixture and boil. Add the rice and cook on low flame for 10-12 min with cover.
• Garnish with khoya, nuts and serve hot.

Ingredients Of Pashtooni Zarda Pulao

• 750 gms rice
• 200 gms ghee
• 6 Green cardamom
• 6 Black cardamom
• 2 Cinnamon sticks
• 2 Bay leaves
• 150 gms khoya
• 4 Cloves
• 5 gms fennel seeds
• 200 gms sugar
• 25 gms pistachios
• 25 gms almonds
• 50 gms cashews
• 1 gram saffron
• 50 gms raisins
• 1/2 tsp rose water

Key Ingredients: rice, ghee, Green cardamom, Black cardamom, Cinnamon sticks, Bay leaves, khoya, Cloves, fennel seeds, sugar, pistachios, almonds, cashews, saffron, raisins, rose water