Zarda (Hindi: ज़र्दा zardā, Urdu: زردہ zardā, Bengali: জর্দা jôrdā) is a traditional boiled sweet rice dish, native to the Indian subcontinent, made with saffron, milk and sugar, and flavoured with cardamom, raisins, pistachios or almonds.

In the Indian subcontinent, zarda was and still remains a popular dessert on special occasions such as weddings.

Additionally, khoya, candied fruits (murabba) and nuts are an essential part of zarda made at auspicious occasions.

Dating back to Mughal India, zarda had a variation with an addition of small fried sweetmeat pieces called 'mutanjan'.

This dish was a favourite of Emperor Shahjahan and was often made on his request.