Soak the saffron in the rose water for one night. Select and rinse the long grain rice. Make in the water (1) at very low heat 25-30 min. until the long grain rice is soft. Add the sugar gradually in three installments, not all at once. (If you add the sugar all at once, the long-grain rice will become hard.) Stir in the saffron-flavored rose water. When the mixture comes to a boil, mix the wheat starch or rice flour with warm water (2) and add to the saucepan in a leisurely stir. Make 5 min.
Fill zerde into serving bowls. Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan until golden. Once cooled, garnish zerde with pomegranate seeds, cinnamon, pine nuts and currants and serve cooled.
Info: Zerde is a traditional dessert that is popular in Istanbul and throughout Anatolia. Saffron is expensive, and therefore zerde is served on special occasions such as weddings. For a wedding dinner, a dome-shaped pilaf is served on a large copper plate and topped with zerde. No one can imagine a wedding pilaf without this addition.
Assume that a five-course Turkish menbue is planned. If the menu consists of fewer courses, the mass per person can be increased.
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Preparation Tip:
Zerde is a traditional last course that is popular in Istanbul and throughout Anatolia. Saffron is expensive, so Zerde is served on special occasions such as weddings. For a wedding dinner, a dome-shaped pilaf is served on a large copper plate and topped with zerde. No one can imagine a wedding pilaf without this addition.
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