Eid Special: Shahi Jarda!

It was my first Eid after marriage so I tried so make some traditional desserts! :)

Ingredients:

1. Aromatic Rice-3 cups (I used Kalojeera)
2. Sugar- 2 1/2 cups
3. Jarda Color- 1 tea spoon
4. Ghee- 5-6 tbsps
5. Cardamom pods, Cinnamon sticks- 2-3
6. Almonds (shredded)- 1 cup
7. Mawa/Khoya-1 cup
8. Raisins-1-2 tbsp
9. Morabba- 1 cup
10. Water to boil- 6 cups
11. Orange juice- 1 cup
12. Orange peel- 1 tbsp
13. Dried fruits- 1/2 cup

Process:

1. Boil water in a pan. Add cardamom, cinnamon and the food color.
2.Wash and drain the rice. In the boiling water cook the rice until it is cooked but a bit firm. Keep the lid on.
3. After 10-15 minutes, drain the rice and keep it in room temperature.
4. Heat ghee in the large pan, add the rice and stir with a light hand for 1 or two minutes. Now add the sugar, some chopped almonds, morabba and raisin. Keep the flame low.
5. After a light stir, you can serve the Shahi Jarda immediately with nuts, khoya (mawa) and dried fruits of your choice. You can also add small sweets like the biye bari ones! :)

Serves- 10-12 people. Enjoy.