Recipe: Appetizing Saffron Rice Pilaf

Saffron Rice Pilaf.

You can have Saffron Rice Pilaf using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Saffron Rice Pilaf

1. It's 2 cups of rice of.
2. You need 4 cups of water of.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of garlic paste.
4. Prepare 1 tbsp of ginger paste.
5. It's 1/4 cup of ghee of.
6. It's 1/4 tsp of saffron.
7. Prepare 1 tbsp of milk.
8. Prepare 1 inch of cinnamon stick.
9. It's 7 pods of cardamom.
10. It's 1/4 cup of cashews.
11. It's 1/4 cup of pistachios.
12. You need 1/4 cup of cranberries raisins and.
13. Prepare to taste of Salt.
14. It's 4 cups of rice water Wash the and then soak it in of.

Saffron Rice Pilaf instructions

1. Over low heat, toast the saffron threads. About 15-20 seconds later, the saffron will darken to a maroon shade. I then put it in a pestle and mortar and crushed it to a coarse powder. Add the tbsp of milk and set aside.
2. In a nice big pan, add the ginger & garlic pastes, cinnamon stick, cardamom to some ghee. After a couple of minutes add the nuts and finally the cranberries and raisins.
3. Giving it another couple more minutes, add the rice along with the water. Season with salt and stir well to combine.
4. Reduce the heat to low, cover and let it cook for about 15mins. Uncover and pour the saffron milk over the top of the rice. Put the lid back on and let it cook for another 5mins.
5. Serve along with your favorite curry.
6. If you want an idea for a curry, check out this meat curry recipe :).