Name: Zarda (Sweet Rice)
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: 3 tbsp ghee or clarified butter; 2 tbsp sultanas; 2 tbsp almonds, halved; 2 tbsp cashews; 2 tbsp pistachios, chopped or whole, as preferred; 2 cinnamon sticks; 5 cardamom pods; 3 tbsp tinned pineapple chunks; 1 tsp cardamom powder; 2 tbsp glacé cherries, halved; For the rice; 2½ltr/80fl oz water; 1 tsp lemon juice; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 400g/14oz rice; For the sugar syrup; 500ml/18fl oz water; 300g/11oz granulated sugar; ½ tsp saffron threads; ½ tsp cardamom powder

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