Saffron Steamed Plain Rice

Name: Saffron Steamed Plain Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: ¼ cup butter or ghee (clarified butter); ¼ cup butter or ghee (clarified butter); 2 cardamom pods; 2 bay leaves; ¼ teaspoon ground saffron, dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water; 3 cups long-grain basmati rice (among long-grained types of rice, choose those that are long, thick and sleek at the tip); 3 cups long-grain basmati rice (among long-grained types of rice, choose those that are long, thick and sleek at the tip); 1 tablespoon salt; 5 cups water; ¼ cup butter or ghee (clarified butter); ¼ cup oil

Rice Cooker Method

Preparation info

Servings:
6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 40

Appears in

From Persia to Napa

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2015

About

This is a wonderfully fast and trouble-free way to make white rice for the home as well as for restaurants. Wash the rice; add water, salt and oil; push the button and in about 30 to 35 minutes you will have excellent rice. Of course, if you want to get the golden crust then allow 1 to 1½ hours, depending on your type of rice cooker.

Ingredients

3 cups long-grain basmati rice (among long-grained types of rice, choose those that are long, thick and sleek at the tip)
5 cups water

Asia
Iran
Main course
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Clean and wash 3 cups of rice 5 times in warm water and drain.
Combine all the ingredients except the saffron water in the rice cooker; gently stir with a rubber spatula and start the rice cooker.
After 1 to 1½ hours (cooking times may vary according to the type