Name: Saffron Cardamom Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter or ghee; 1 stick cinnamon; 2 green cardamoms, cracked; 2 cloves; 2 cups Basmati Sella Rice; 4 fl oz rapidly boiling water; 2 tbsp salt; ¼ cup boiling water and a pinch of saffron threads soaked; 1 tsp shah jeera (caraway seeds); 1 tbsp crispy-fried, browned onions for garnish

AuthorFood For RoyaltyCategoryIndian StaplesDifficultyBeginner

‘Saffron Cardamom Rice’ uses an alternative One-Step Method and infuses the flavour of the spices into the rice.

Prep Time5 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time25 mins

1 tbsp butter or ghee

1 stick cinnamon

2 green cardamoms, cracked

2 cloves

2 cups Basmati Sella Rice

4 fl oz rapidly boiling water

2 tbsp salt

¼ cup boiling water and a pinch of saffron threads soaked

1 tsp shah jeera (caraway seeds)

1 tbsp crispy-fried, browned onions for garnish

Warm butter on low heat. Add cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves. Stir well.

Add the washed rice, adjust heat to medium and fry the rice for five minutes until well covered in butter or ghee. Stir rice continuously.

Add the boiling water, salt and stir well.

Cook unclosed for 5 minutes.

Adjust heat to low, close the pot and let the rice cook until all the water has been absorbed.

Add the saffron water and the shah jeera, mix lightly and close the pot again. Steam until done.

Leave the pot closed for a few minutes before forking up the rice.

Add the crispy-fried browned onions before serving

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