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Zarda Chaawal Saffron Basmati Rice

Name: Zarda Chaawal Saffron Basmati Rice
Total time: 58 min
Yield: Serves 4 (about 3 cups)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 185 g Indian or Pakistani white basmati rice, about 1 cup; 2 tbsp ghee or butter; ½ tsp saffron threads; 360 ml cold water; 2 tsp white granulated sugar; 1 tsp coarse kosher or sea salt

Soaked basmati toasted in ghee with saffron, then steamed by absorption with a touch of sugar that draws out the saffron's perfume; a golden, separate-grained rice for mellow nut-based curries.

YieldServes 4 (about 3 cups)
Hands-on15 min
Total58 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

185 gIndian or Pakistani white basmati rice, about 1 cup
2 tbspghee or butter
½ tspsaffron threads
360 mlcold water
2 tspwhite granulated sugar
1 tspcoarse kosher or sea salt

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Dairy
Rice
Saffron

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

Under 20 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
One pot

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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