Saffron Rice Or Tacheen

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 cups basmati rice
• 1 cup diced chicken (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron (either powdered or threads-let soak in 1 tbsp. hot water for a few minutes)
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1/3 cup oil

Recipe

• 1 rinse rice several times.
• 2 cook rice in rice cooker or put rice in medium sauce pan along with 2 1/2 cups of water.
• 3 bring to a boil, then simmer with the pan covered about 15 to 20 minutes or until the rice is firm, but not mushy.
• 4 pour out any remaining water (if any) and set aside.
• 5 beat the eggs, yogurt, saffron water, and oil together.
• 6 it should look like a creamy yellow sauce.
• 7 add rice and stir until all rice is coated with sauce.
• 8 turn into a 2 quart greased pyrex bowl or a 9 x 9 glass baking dish.
• 9 bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes.
• 10 let cool about 10 minutes.
• 11 loosen sides and invert serving dish.
• 12 the outside will be a nice brown.
• 13 garnish with green and red grapes or lettuce or anything else you might wish.