Rice Pilaf

Basmati rice is a long-grain rice. The desired result with pilaf is for each of the grains to separate. This is achieved by two means. Firstly, you must wash the rice really thoroughly to rid it of the starch and secondly, the butter needs to coat each grain. We season our pilafs with sea salt, which is something you would never do with jasmine rice. Saffron pilaf, below, is simply a more sophisticated version of plain rice pilaf.