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Saffron Rice Pilaf
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 20 Minutes
Servings: 4
I found this recipe in Singapore's Aircrew Alliance magazine. Sounds really yummy. It's really very easy using a rice cooker.
Ingredients:
250 g basmati rice or 250 g long grain rice
20 g unsalted butter
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup raisins
1 cinnamon stick
3 whole cloves
3 star anise
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 large tomato, chopped
3 -5 saffron strands
1 dash of warm milk
chicken stock or vegetable stock
salt
Directions:
1. Rinse and drain the rice.
2. Melt butter in skillet over low heat.
3. Add onions and cinnamon, cloves, star anise, cardamom- saute until fragrant.
4. Add rice and mix well.
5. Transfer mixture into a rice cooker.
6. Add in raisins and tomatoes.
7. Add enough stock to come up to about half inch above the rice.
8. Add salt to taste.
9. Cook rice thoroughly.
10. Add saffron to heated milk.
11. Drizzle the mixture over cooked rice.
12. Stir and let sit a few minutes for the rice to absorb the flavor and color.
13. Serve hot with curry.
By RecipeOfHealth.com