Qaus-e-qazah or Rainbow Zarda

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Zarda is a traditional Pakistani dessert. It is usually made by boiling rice in the water along with orange food color. Then cooked in a sugar syrup along with nuts.
Qaus-e-qazah or Rainbow Zarda is made slightly different.
Firstly, rice are boiled in plain water. Then cooked in a sugar syrup along with nuts. Lastly, multiple food colors are added along with candied fruits ( murabba ). To make it more colorful & flavorful, decorate with  colored chum-chums and khoya.

Qaus-e-qazah or Rainbow Zarda

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Serves : 4 - 6

Ingredients :

• 250 gm. rice
• Water, as required ( for boiling rice )
• 1/4 cup ghee / oil
• 200 - 250 gm. sugar
• 6 green cardamoms
• 1 star anise
• 4 cloves
• 2 tbsp. almonds ( blanched, peeled & sliced )
• 2 tbsp. sliced pistachios
• 2 tbsp. raisins
• 2 tbsp. fresh coconut, thinly sliced
• 100 gm. murabba / ashrafis ( candied fruits )
• Food colors ( yellow, red & green )
• 1 tsp. kewra water

Method :

• Wash & soak rice for half an hour.
• Boil water with half of green cardamoms, star anise and cloves.
• Add rice and cook till fully cooked. Drain and keep aside.
• Heat ghee in a pan, add remaining cardamoms.
• Add sugar with 1/4 cup water and cook on medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves and turns into a thin syrup.
• Add almonds, pistachios, coconut & raisins.
• Add in boiled rice, mix gently.
• Now cook on medium heat, uncovered for 5 minutes.
• When the syrup starts to dry, lower the heat & cook, covered with a lid, for 10 minutes until all the syrup is evaporated.
• Now add in all the three colors, separately over the top.
• Place murabba / ashrafi on top of rice.
• Cook on very low heat for 5 minutes till all the moisture dries up.
• Sprinkle kewra water and mix gently.
• Remove from heat & serve hot. 

Sending this post to the event Celebrate Sweets - Rice , started by Nivedita & this month hosted by Priya

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