As someone rightly said "White rice is nice, but yellow saffron rice is stunning".
Saffron Rice
There have been many versions of Saffron Rice, from the day Think Spice... Think Saffron was announced :) And now this is the time for my version :)
Ingredients:
Basmati rice: 1 cup
Water: 2 cups
Saffron: 1/2 tsp
Cloves: 4 - 5
Cardamom: 2
Cumin: 1 tsp
Cashews: 1 Tbsp
Salt: to taste
Milk: 2 Tbsp
Curry Leaves: a few
Ghee: 1 Tbsp
Edible Saffron Color or Turmeric : a pinch (optional)
How I did it:
- Steep Saffron in warm milk for a few mins.
- Cook rice with water, cardamom, cloves, salt. Add even the saffron and milk and turmeric or color(if using).
- Take ghee in a small kadai and add cashews after golden, add jeera and curry leaves.
- Add this to the cooked rice.
- Serve hot!
Saffron Rice
And the Verdict:
It is a nice substitute for the routine jeera rice or ghee rice. Saffron adds the rich flavor and color.
I served this with butter chicken, and it was a nice combination!!
Saffron Rice with Butter Chicken
Food Event:
This is my entry for the Think Spice : Saffron event being hosted by dear Sunita of Sunita's World.
34 comments:
I agree! Kesar rice is best with creamy Makhani dishes and looks so beautiful too! Great entry.Should have saved this post for RCI K Kashmir!:))
Love them. I am sure if you have guest and make both the rice and the butter chicken they will be pretty impressed.
Very nice n simple spanz...Loved your cute pans too..
Lovely rice.
Thatz a nice looking bowl of Kesar rice Cinnamon.......Looks very tempting...btw,your pans look great :-)
thanks for the simple recipe...looks great
saffron rice with butter chicken!! wow now i say that is heavenly!!!
beautiful pictures cinammon
Saffron rice, and that too with butter chicken...that's soooo very tempting indeed...and those serving bowls look gorgeous too. Thanks for the entry.
Asha.. Thank You :) I think I can get something nice for the RCI too :)
HappyCook, Yes, there is no doubt that the guests will be impressed!
Keerths, Thank You ra!
Pushpa, Thank You.
Sirisha, Thank You so much, I am glad u liked it.
EasyCrafts, ThankYou.
Padmaja, that is indeed heavenly :)
Sunitha, Thank You!
What a simple, yet flavorful rice.
That is one cool Kesar/Saffron Rice. Luv the Butter chicken too. Great recipes. Even great cool Snow layout..
wow!!!! excellent one ...yummy rice ...never made it at home ..will try it soon ..
love saffron rice...i think the aroma of the basmati with the saffron ...how shall i say....kicks butt ;)
Same pinch ;)
i can just imagine the rich flavor and aroma of the saffron rice. Butter chicken and saffron rice ...Perfect...how i wish i could grab those bowls! :)
Saffron rice looks good. The new look of your blog is even better:-)
Can you believe I've never had saffron rice. I need to rectify that soon!
yummy :)
Kesari Rice in that lovely pot looks so grand. I loved the combination with Butter Chicken. You are a great cook, would love to munch on that chicken one day.. what do u say?
the reice looks so good...so as ur presentation
Well said dear - " "White rice is nice, but yellow saffron rice is stunning".... I totally agree with after seeing ur lovely pics..:D
wow thats a great combo.. love to have this anytime.
what a great combination! i know, it would taste really good.. :))
Sounds intresting.looking beautiful.
Hey CT,
You have a nice blog and mouthwatering recipes. Loved reading your blog, especially "pure Hyderabadi" one:). Saffron rice looks delicious. Will keep visiting for updates.
Colour looks tempting to make it!!And as u hav said it will be a rich substitute for the regular ghee and jeera rice...:)Thanx fro the recipe!
yes that rich butter chicken will go well with this simple yet flavored rice....you can use cream too instead of milk, not that its going to make any big difference, but some slight change is there...
gr8 recipe. truely nice variation for jeers rice. will try it.
I love saffron rice. I make it once in a while as saffron is pretty costly I don't want to run out of it ;-)
this defenitely is stunning!!!
rice looks fresh and simple thanks for nice recipe
That saffron rice certainly looks beautiful! :)
It's lovely Cinnamon. Viji
Rice is such a comforting food! I always save and enjoy any recipes I find using rice.
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