Saffron Rice
This easy Saffron Basmati Rice is loaded with aromatics, warm Indian spices, luxurious saffron, and flavourful ghee. The fluffy, and gorgeously tinted rice turned out to be light, fluffy, and loaded with so much oomph in each bite. Just typing about it is making me salivate quite uncontrollably!
- Prep time
- --
- Cook time
- Not listed
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups basmati rice (rinsed)
- 2 pinches of saffron thread
- 1/4 cup of boiling water
- 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 3 cardamom pods (lightly smashed*)
- 1 cinnamon stick*
- 4 cloves*
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds*
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds*
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder*
- 2 bay leaves*
- 1 star anise*
- 4-5 black peppercorn*
- 1 shallot chopped
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- Chicken stock
- Raisins (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Steep the saffron in the 1/4 cup boiling water.
- 2
Heat pan on med high, melt ghee in pan.
- 3
Saute onion until soft, then add spices marked *.
- 4
Saute for 30 seconds, then add garlic, and saute for another 30 secs.
- 5
Add rice and toss to coat, and remove from heat.
- 6
Transfer rice to rice cooker, pour in saffron mixture, and add enough chicken stock into rice cooker as indicated in your pot indicator.
- 7
Add frozen peas, and cook as per normal.
- 8
When rice is cooked, remove bay leaves, star anise, cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves.
- 9
Fluff rice before serving.