(For all ingredients,please use organic versions if available) 5 cups water 1 cup broken rice 4 cups sugar 1 teaspoon saffron, crumbled Sliced almond, as needed Cinnamon, as needed ½ cup vegetable oil ½ cup rose water
Directions (to make rice): 1. Add water and rice to a pot 2. Cooked on low heat and leave it to cook for 2 hours 3. After the rice is cooked add the almond slices 4. Set the rice aside
Directions (to make the shole zard syrup): 1. Heat the pot 2. Add some water 3. Add some sugar 4. Add the oil 5. Add the saffron 6. Mix well 7. The syrup has to stay warm for awhile, so that way, the ingredients are dissolved well 8. Add the syrup to the cooked rice 9. Increase the heat somewhat 10. Stir this well 11. Stay cook for awhile 12. Add the rose water boiled for one minute 13. Take a suitable dish 14. Reduce the heat as well 15. Pour into a suitable dish 16. Cool it (the shole zard must cool down completely) 17. Decorate the top with cinnamon and almond slices (you can also use pistachio slices and coconut powder) 18. Ready to serve