zarda: Sat Ranga Zarda, Rainbow Zarda, رنگین زردہ چاول
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zarda

An Indian sweet rice dish cooked with saffron, milk, and sugar, flavored with cardamom, raisins, pistachios, or almonds. Its name comes from Persian zard, “yellow,” and it is served after meals and at weddings.

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The name 'zarda' comes from Persian word 'zard' زرد meaning 'yellow', because the food coloring added to the rice gives it a yellow color. Zarda is typically served after a meal. In the Indian subcontinent, zarda was and still remains a popular dessert on special occasions such as weddings. It is quite similar to sholezard, a traditional Iranian dessert, and zerde, a traditional Turkish dessert.

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