Dessert
Sholeh Zard
شلهزرد
The pattern above is ornament, not a photograph of the dish.
- Hands-on time
- 20 min (Estimated)
- Makes
- 8 pieces (Estimated)
- Kind
- Dessert
- Where it is eaten
- Popular national dishes of Iran
- Serving
- 150 g
Cooking time is not documented in the source, so it is not shown.
Ingredients
Quantities below make about 8 pieces (Estimated)
- rice 300 g
- sugar 180 g
- saffron 0.3 g
- rosewater 30 mL
- slivered almonds tree nut 600 g
Quantities and nutrition on this page are estimates unless the source gives measured values.
Method
The recorded steps contradict this dish's own cooking method, so they are not shown. They are being rewritten.
Cook's notes
Use fresh nuts with no stale aroma, and toast them gently if required. Over-toasted nuts can introduce bitterness.
Background
Sholeh Zard is more than a home dessert in Iran; it has an important role in nazri and religious occasions. Cinnamon and almond decoration is often used to create ceremonial patterns or inscriptions.
Nutrition
| Energy | 250 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 6 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Carbohydrate | 36 g |
Where this comes from
Official documentation strongly supports the dish or geographic attribution, but all recipe fields are not traceable to one dish-specific official recipe page.
Record: IR0219 · Evidence: B (Officially supported)
Open the source page https://visitiran.ir/fa/type/persian-foods