Persian Saffron Rice with Golden Crust: Rice with Potato Crust

Name: Persian Saffron Rice with Golden Crust: Rice with Potato Crust
Ingredients: 1 cup parboiled rice (from step 2); 2 large potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced (⅛ inch); ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons water; 1 tablespoon saffron water (from the main ingredients); 1 cup vegetable oil, butter or ghee; 1 cup vegetable oil, butter or ghee; 1 cup vegetable oil, butter or ghee

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

About

Ingredients

Rice with Potato Crust

1 cup vegetable oil, butter or ghee
2 tablespoons water

Side dish
Main course
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Replace step 4 in the golden crust rice recipe on the left with step 4a.

4a. In a bowl, whisk together oil, water, 1 tablespoon saffron water, salt, pepper and 1 cup