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Zarda

Rice, Grain and Starch Dishes

Zarda is a traditional boiled sweet rice dish native to the Indian subcontinent, made with saffron, milk and sugar and flavored with cardamom, raisins, pistachios or almonds. Its name comes from the Persian word zard, meaning yellow, referring to the coloring added to the rice. Zarda is typically served after a meal and remains a popular dessert at special occasions such as weddings in the Indian subcontinent; it is similar to sholezard, a traditional Iranian dessert, and zerde, a traditional Turkish dessert. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 1
Origin Region
India 2
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Expresses Tradition

Lenten Fasting Foods, Food Traditions
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Wedding Feast Traditions, Food Traditions
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In Cuisine

Indian Cuisine, Cuisines
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Pakistani Cuisine, Cuisines
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Uses Ingredient

Almond, Ingredients
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Cardamom, Ingredients
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Milk, Ingredients
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Pistachio, Ingredients
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Rice, Ingredients
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Saffron, Ingredients
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Sugar, Ingredients
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Originated In

India

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1. Zarda (food) (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Zarda (Hindi: ज़र्दा zardā, Urdu: زردہ zardā, Bengali: জর্দা jôrdā) is a traditional boiled sweet rice dish, native to the Indian subcontinent, made with saffron, milk and sugar, and flavoured with cardamom, raisins, pistachios or almonds in Indo Muslim Period.
  • Expresses Tradition: Lenten Fasting Foods, Lead section
    The Mesopotamian people of Iraq also prepare this dish (with the same name), typically made while fasting during Lent-thus prepared without dairy products.
  • Expresses Tradition: Wedding Feast Traditions, Lead section
    In the Indian subcontinent, zarda was and still remains a popular dessert on special occasions such as weddings.
  • In Cuisine: Indian Cuisine, Infobox: national_cuisine
    Pakistan, India, Bangladesh
  • In Cuisine: Pakistani Cuisine, Infobox: national_cuisine
    Pakistan, India, Bangladesh
  • Uses Ingredient: Rice, Lead section
    boiled sweet rice dish, native to the Indian subcontinent, made with saffron, milk and sugar, and flavoured with cardamom, raisins, pistachios or almonds
  • Uses Ingredient: Saffron, Lead section
    boiled sweet rice dish, native to the Indian subcontinent, made with saffron, milk and sugar, and flavoured with cardamom, raisins, pistachios or almonds
  • Uses Ingredient: Milk, Lead section
    boiled sweet rice dish, native to the Indian subcontinent, made with saffron, milk and sugar, and flavoured with cardamom, raisins, pistachios or almonds
  • Uses Ingredient: Sugar, Lead section
    boiled sweet rice dish, native to the Indian subcontinent, made with saffron, milk and sugar, and flavoured with cardamom, raisins, pistachios or almonds
  • Uses Ingredient: Cardamom, Lead section
    boiled sweet rice dish, native to the Indian subcontinent, made with saffron, milk and sugar, and flavoured with cardamom, raisins, pistachios or almonds
  • Uses Ingredient: Pistachio, Lead section
    boiled sweet rice dish, native to the Indian subcontinent, made with saffron, milk and sugar, and flavoured with cardamom, raisins, pistachios or almonds
  • Uses Ingredient: Almond, Lead section
    boiled sweet rice dish, native to the Indian subcontinent, made with saffron, milk and sugar, and flavoured with cardamom, raisins, pistachios or almonds
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2. Zarda (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): India
Quote, P495 (country of origin): India
India
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