Name: Zarda
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice ((or any premium rice)); 3 to 4 cups water; 4 tbsp ghee ((or clarified butter)); yellow food color ( as needed (or 3 pinches saffron or kesar)); 4 cloves ((or laung)); 8 cardamoms ((or elaichi)); 6 to 8 tbsps sugar (( 6 is moderate)); 2 tbsp mawa ((or khoya or khova) (optional)); 1 tsp kewara water ((optional)); 8 almonds ((or badam)); 8 cashews ((or kaju)); raisins ((as needed)); 10 pistachios