Ingredients

• 1 kg - potatoes
• 2 tbsp - yellow food colour
• 500 g - sugar
• 250 g - coconut
• 50 g - sultanas
• 50 g - cashew nuts
• 2 tsp - elaichi powder
• a few drops of rose essence
• a few strands of kesar (saffron)
• 100 g - pure ghee

How to Make Zarda e noor

• Wash and peel the potatoes. Grate them in water.
• Boil about 4 cups of water and add the yellow food colour.
• Strain the grated potatoes and add them to the boiling water.
• Boil for a few minutes, then drain off all the excess water. In a heavy-bottomed pan, place one layer of the potatoes; top it with sugar, coconut and dry fruits.
• Sandwich it with another layer of potatoes topped with sugar, coconut and dry fruits and complete it with a potato layer.
• Sprinkle the grated elaichi powder, rose essence and saffron.
• Heat the ghee and pour it gradually over the mixture. Cover and cook on dum (or over low heat or oven) till all the water has dried up.
• Mix well and garnish with dry fruits before serving. Serve warm.