Name: Persian Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Servings: 4
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 4 cups cold water; 1 tablespoon salt; ½ cup vegetable oil, butter or ghee; ¼ teaspoon ground saffron threads, dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water (optional); 3 cups long-grain white basmati rice

Pick over and wash the rice per the Gilani Smothered Rice master recipe.

In the rice cooker, combine the rice, water, salt and oil. Gently stir with a wooden spoon until the salt has dissolved. Start the rice cooker.

The rice will be ready after 30 minutes; however, if you want a golden crust, leave it to cook for an

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