Saffron Rice Pudding (Sholeh Zard)
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- Total Time
- 2hrs 20mins
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- Serves
- 8
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- Calories
- 271
Sholeh Zard is a sweetened Persian rice pudding, cooked until soft and flavoured with aromatic cardamom, rosewater, and saffron, which gives this delicate dessert its sunny yellow colour.
recipe updated Feb 19, 2025
Ingredients
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- Saffron
- ¼ teaspoon
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- Water
- 2.3 kg
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- Water
- as needed
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- Pistachios
- as needed
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- Jasmine rice
- 200 g
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- Fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon
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- Ground cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon
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- Granulated sugar
- 285 g
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- Unsalted butter
- 50 g
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- Ground cinnamon
- as needed
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- Rose water
- 60 g
Tools
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Cooking Chef XL
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Large mixing bowl
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Dessert glass
Step preview
- Combine saffron and 100 g of hot water in a jug, then set aside to steep
- Add rice into a large bowl and wash several times with cold water until the water runs clear
- Drain the rinsed rice
- Fit the Stir Tool and Stir Asist Clip
- Add drained rice and the next ingredients into the appliance bowl
- Cook until the rice has softened – 35 minutes, 103ºC, speed Stir 4
- Add the saffron mixture and the next ingredients
- Cook - 30 minutes, 103ºC, speed Stir 3
- Add rose water
- Mix – 2 minutes, speed Stir 1
- Divide the rice mixture between dessert glasses
- Cool at room temperature – 30 minutes
- Chill in the fridge until thickened – 1 hour
- Remove the puddings from the fridge 30 minutes before serving
- Decorate with pistachios and cinnamon
- Serve