*  Exported from  MasterCook II  *

                       Kesar Chawal (Saffron Rice)

Recipe By     : Somesh Rao
Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:40
Categories    : Rice                             Indian

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      c             Rice
   4      c             Water
   2      tb            Butter
   1      ts            Saffron threads -- or less
   2      tb            Water -- hot
   1      c             Onion -- sliced
   1      sm            Cinnamon stick -- splintered
   4                    Bay leaves
   4      lg            Cardamom pods
   1      tb            Cumin seed
   4                    Cloves

Soak the saffron in 2 tb hot water.

Heat the butter and fry the onions. Add cinnamon, cumin seeds,
cardamoms, and cloves. Wait 1 minute, add bay leaves and onions.

Add the rice and stir until the grains of rice are well coated with
butter. Add water and bring to boil. Add saffron and its water, cover
and let cook over medium to low heat until rice is ready.

Watch it! It has a tendency to stick!

Notes:

Original recipe calls for 6 tb ghee. We cut it to 2 tb butter the
first time, 1 tb the second time we made it. I preferred 2, Germaine
saw no difference. We also omitted 2 ts salt.


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