Dessert
Sholeh Zard (Iran)
- Preparation time
- 1 h
- Servings
- serves 4
Ingredients
serves 4
- Rice — to buy200g
- Saffron — to buy1 pinch
- Sugar — to buy200g
- Eau de fleur d'oranger — to buy2 tbsp
- Cinnamon — to buy1 tsp
- Almonds — to buy30g
- Pistachios — to buy30g
Preparation
Rinse the rice several times in clean water then cook it in plenty of water for 30 minutes over low heat, until very tender and almost mushy.
Add the sugar and the saffron infused in a little hot water, mix well.
Continue cooking over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring regularly, until the mixture thickens and becomes creamy.
Add the orange blossom water and cinnamon, mix and cook 5 more minutes.
Pour into individual bowls, decorate with patterns of crushed almonds and pistachios, let cool before serving well chilled.