Sholeh zard

Sholeh Zard is a very traditional Persian dessert. It's made with few ingredients yet it's deeply aromatic and packed with flavors. Saffron is a staple to Iranian cuisine and this dessert is no exception. Sholeh Zard translates to yellow pudding in farsi. To make this dessert you need rice which gets cook in water for long time till it gets soft and falls apart. Then sugar, rosewater, saffron and cardamom added to brightening up the pudding. Sholeh Zard can be served either cold or in the…

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Sholezard est un dessert traditionnel iranien servi à l'occasion de festival tel que Tirgan. C'est un pudding de riz au safran et à cannelle.

This rich and creamy Persian rice pudding is subtly flavored with saffron and rosewater then topped with decorations meant to impress.

Among the next few post will be some traditional Persian foods. These are what I call "debatable" recipes. Between my paternal and maternal grandparents alone you can come up with 85 varieties. I always wondered why these recipes are so special and I figured out the hard way. By the time you decide which recipe your going to go with, which family member your going to let down, and finally figure it out on your own, it really becomes your own recipe. Let's take this recipe for instance…

Sholeh Zard is a very popular Persian dessert. The rice pudding is cooked with almond sticks until it softens. The almond sticks don’t soften as much and therefore give it more texture. The three spices in Sholeh Zard (and also three of the most typical spices in Iranian cuisine) are saffron, cardam

Sholezard has two main ingredients: rice & saffron. No Basmati rice for this recipe. Because it should release starch during long hours of cooking.

INGREDIENTS 1 cup rice 6 cups water 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup slivered almonds 50 g Butter 1/2 cup bloomed saffron 1/2 cup rosewater cinnamon and slivered pistachios for topping

Mini homemade Sholeh Zard pots are the best individual desserts for dinner parties