1. "SAFFRON STEAMED RICE" CHELOW
Prep. Time: 15 Minutes Cooking time : 70 minutes In a bowl, mix one cup of boiled rice, the yogurt, half the
Serving : 6-8 butter, a half-cup of hot water, and a few drops of dissolved
Ingredients: saffron mixture.
3 Cups of Zafarani Basmati Rice In the bottom of the pot, spread the yogurt-rice mixture.
3 Tablespoons of Yogurt Take a spatula full of drained rice at a time and place it on
1 Teaspoon of Saffron, crushed top of the yogurt and rice mixture, gradually shaping the rice
½ Cup of Butter or Ghee (melted Salt / Water) into a pyramid. Poke two or three holes in the rice pyramid.
Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes over medium heat in
order to form a golden crust. Mix the remaining butter with
Directions:
1 cup of hot water and pour it over the rice. Cover and
Wash the rice; soak it in water with 2 tablespoons of salt for
simmer over low heat for 40-50
2-4 hours. Drain. Dissolve saffron in 4 tablespoons of hot
minutes. Mix some rice with the remaining saffron water to
water. Put it aside. In a large pot boil 8 cups of water with 2
color the rice, then return it to the pot. Place the rice in a
tablespoons of salt and then add the rice.
Boil briskly for 6 to 10 minutes. Drain then rinse with round serving dish
and serve hot.
lukewarm water.