zardahttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zarda_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezarda, n.
First published 1993; not fully revised

zardanoun

  1. 1899–
    A Persian and Indian sweet dish of rice cooked with saffron and often almonds and raisins or sultanas.
    1. 1899
      Biryáni..is accompanied by zarda or saffroned and sugared rice with sultána raisins and almonds.
      Gazetteer of Bombay Presidency vol. IX: pt. ii. iii. 113
    2. 1953
      ‘I know, I know, pulao, zarda, roast spiced fowl, silver-covered betel leaves, sherbet...’ His hunger dwelt on taste and smell, but the chaprassi continued undeterred.
      A. Hosain, Phoenix Fled 168
    3. 1971
      The silver coated, ice-cooled Banarasi patti stuffed with fragrant zardah is available at odd stalls.
      Illustrated Weekly of India 4 April 53/1

zarda, n. was first published in 1993; not fully revised.

zarda, n. was last modified in December 2024.