Persian saffron rice pudding (Sholeh zard)
Persian saffron rice pudding (Sholeh zard)

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Persian saffron rice pudding (Sholeh zard) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Persian saffron rice pudding (Sholeh zard) is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

Sholeh and Shilah mean a pudding-like texture. This popular Persian dessert is made on all sorts of occasions in Iran I have also added a few dried edible rose petals for color. Enjoy this all time favorite traditional fragrant Saffron Rice Pudding called Sholeh Zard or as.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook persian saffron rice pudding (sholeh zard) using 10 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Persian saffron rice pudding (Sholeh zard):
  1. Make ready 1 cup rice
  2. Make ready 9 cups water
  3. Get 1 1/5 cups sugar
  4. Take 1/4 cup rose water
  5. Take 3 TBSP saffron water
  6. Get 1 Tsp cardamom
  7. Make ready 1/2 cup silvered or flaked almonds
  8. Make ready For garnishing
  9. Prepare Silvered almonds
  10. Make ready Ground Cinnamon

Elegant and exquisite, it's infused with saffron, cardamom and rose water. Then, on top of that most delicious of flavour combination, comes the garnish, in the form of cinnamon, pistachios, almonds and roses. Today's rice pudding on the other hand is dairy free. For those of you are who are lactose intolerant or vegan, this is a dessert just for you!

Instructions to make Persian saffron rice pudding (Sholeh zard):
  1. Wash the rice in cold water and drain it. Bring the water to a boil and cook the rice at a medium heat until tender. It would take about 30 minutes.
  2. After half an hour, add sugar to the rice and cook for another 30 minutes until become dense.
  3. After 30 minutes, add rose water, cardamom and silvered/flaked almonds and saffron water to the rice.
  4. Gently mix.
  5. Leave the rice to cook on low heat for final 20-30 minutes.
  6. Once pudding is ready, garnish with slivered almonds and ground cinnamon and served chilled.
  7. Ingredients

Once I was ready to make the recipe, low and behold I noticed that one element was missing from Iran joon's Sholeh Zard. No where in the recipe that my mom sent. This sweet Persian rice pudding called sholeh zard is made with three distinct ingredients: saffron, cardamom and rosewater. It's delicate in flavor but so deeply aromatic that it's hard to stop eating it. A simple recipe for Sholeh Zard - Persian Saffron Rice Pudding!

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