Saffron Rice

Total Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 cinnamon stick (1 inch long)
• 3 cardamom pods, crushed
• 4 whole cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup rice, uncooked
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1/4 teaspoon saffron

Recipe

• 1 heat butter in medium heavy saucepan and fry cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves, peppercorns and bay leaves for about 2 minutes.
• 2 add rice and fry for 2 - 3 minutes more.
• 3 stir in salt, chicken stock and saffron.
• 4 cover and bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes.
• 6 remove from heat.
• 7 after 5 minutes, fluff with fork.