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Sholezard (Saffron Rice Pudding)

Name: Sholezard (Saffron Rice Pudding)
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Iran
Ingredients: 1 cup Rice; 150g Sugar; A little Saffron; 1 tbsp Rose water; 2 tbsp Butter; To taste Cinnamon powder; To taste Almonds; 800ml Water

Dessert

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Rice cooked sweet and golden with saffron — a traditional dessert essential to Iranian celebrations.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A beautiful, golden traditional dessert made by cooking rice down with sugar and saffron into a silky texture. Often made as a "nazri" dish for wishes, decorating the surface with cinnamon and almonds in patterns is the traditional style. There's also a custom of sharing it with neighbors and relatives during celebrations and prayers.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A prayer gathering in Iran: sholezard cooked in a large pot, portioned into small dishes and shared among participants.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Rice 1 cup
Sugar 150g
Saffron A little
Rose water 1 tbsp
Butter 2 tbsp
Cinnamon powder To taste
Almonds To taste
Water 800ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rinse the rice and drain.
Combine the rice and water in a pot and simmer 30 minutes until tender.
Add saffron dissolved in hot water.
Add the sugar and simmer 20 more minutes until thickened.
Stir in the rose water and butter.
Plate and decorate the surface with a pattern of cinnamon and almonds to finish.

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