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Monday, 22 October 2007

Saffron Rice

Apart from Jeera Rice, Saffron Rice or Kesar Chawal goes well with the wide variety of spicy Indian dishes. It is also very appealing to the eye, with its pleasant color.
As someone rightly said "White rice is nice, but yellow saffron rice is stunning".

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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:
  1. Steep Saffron in warm milk for a few mins.
  2. Cook rice with water, cardamom, cloves, salt. Add even the saffron and milk and turmeric or color(if using).
  3. Take ghee in a small kadai and add cashews after golden, add jeera and curry leaves.
  4. Add this to the cooked rice.
  5. Serve hot!

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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!!

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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.


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34 comments:

  1. FH22 October 2007 at 17:15

    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!:))

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  2. Finla22 October 2007 at 17:31

    Love them. I am sure if you have guest and make both the rice and the butter chicken they will be pretty impressed.

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  3. Apple22 October 2007 at 17:46

    Very nice n simple spanz...Loved your cute pans too..

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  4. Unknown22 October 2007 at 18:38

    Lovely rice.

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  5. Swaruchy22 October 2007 at 18:41

    Thatz a nice looking bowl of Kesar rice Cinnamon.......Looks very tempting...btw,your pans look great :-)

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  6. EC22 October 2007 at 18:51

    thanks for the simple recipe...looks great

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  7. Padmaja22 October 2007 at 19:35

    saffron rice with butter chicken!! wow now i say that is heavenly!!!
    beautiful pictures cinammon

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  8. sunita22 October 2007 at 19:44

    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.

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  9. Anonymous22 October 2007 at 21:52

    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!

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  10. Laavanya22 October 2007 at 22:13

    What a simple, yet flavorful rice.

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  11. Rina23 October 2007 at 01:55

    That is one cool Kesar/Saffron Rice. Luv the Butter chicken too. Great recipes. Even great cool Snow layout..

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  12. DEEPA23 October 2007 at 02:59

    wow!!!! excellent one ...yummy rice ...never made it at home ..will try it soon ..

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  13. Rajitha23 October 2007 at 03:31

    love saffron rice...i think the aroma of the basmati with the saffron ...how shall i say....kicks butt ;)

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  14. Suganya23 October 2007 at 05:07

    Same pinch ;)

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  15. Tee23 October 2007 at 05:11

    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! :)

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  16. TBC23 October 2007 at 05:17

    Saffron rice looks good. The new look of your blog is even better:-)

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  17. Nabeela23 October 2007 at 11:30

    Can you believe I've never had saffron rice. I need to rectify that soon!

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  18. Raaga23 October 2007 at 15:01

    yummy :)

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  19. Padma23 October 2007 at 19:59

    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?

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  20. S23 October 2007 at 20:31

    the reice looks so good...so as ur presentation

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  21. Siri23 October 2007 at 21:14

    Well said dear - " "White rice is nice, but yellow saffron rice is stunning".... I totally agree with after seeing ur lovely pics..:D

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  22. Prema Sundar23 October 2007 at 22:40

    wow thats a great combo.. love to have this anytime.

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  23. Lissie23 October 2007 at 23:24

    what a great combination! i know, it would taste really good.. :))

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  24. Anonymous24 October 2007 at 00:31

    Sounds intresting.looking beautiful.

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  25. Shivapriya24 October 2007 at 00:39

    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.

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  26. Raks24 October 2007 at 13:46

    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!

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  27. Mishmash !26 October 2007 at 01:38

    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...

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  28. Swaroopa26 October 2007 at 20:42

    gr8 recipe. truely nice variation for jeers rice. will try it.

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  29. Anonymous26 October 2007 at 21:20

    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 ;-)

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  30. Manju27 October 2007 at 14:32

    this defenitely is stunning!!!

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  31. sagari28 October 2007 at 05:12

    rice looks fresh and simple thanks for nice recipe

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  32. Linda29 October 2007 at 07:55

    That saffron rice certainly looks beautiful! :)

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  33. Viji31 October 2007 at 14:46

    It's lovely Cinnamon. Viji

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  34. Unknown26 November 2007 at 18:44

    Rice is such a comforting food! I always save and enjoy any recipes I find using rice.

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