Saffron Basmati Rice
Recipes Quick and Easy Side-dish Vegetarian
Description
Tired of just plain rice? Try this fancier side dish for a change. It has a mild flavor that goes with just about any main dish. It's great served with curry.
Ingredients
4 oz. pure basmati rice
2 t. sliced almonds, toasted
3 1/2 T. diced onion
very small pinch of saffron
water
non-stick cooking spray
Directions
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Add saffron to several tablespoons of water; set aside to allow the flavors to release.
Lightly toast almonds in a dry pan over a medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Don’t allow them to start to go black. Remove from pan; set aside.
Heat about 10 sprays of non-stick cooking spray to the pan. Add onion; cook for about 15 minutes, stirring often. They should be nicely brown but not burned.
Rinse rice in cold water; drain well.*
Once the onions are browned, add rice to the pan; cook for several minutes.
Add saffron strands and the water to the pan; add double the volume of rice in water to the pan. This is a great rule of thumb way to measure the amount of water when cooking rice, if steaming it.
Bring pan to a boil; reduce heat; cover; allow to cook for about 15 minutes. It’s done when the water has evaporated but the rice is moist enough that it hasn't started to catch in the pan.
Crumble the toasted almonds into the pan; stir well into the rice.
Serve.
1 serving.
*Soak the rice in water for 1-2 minutes and then drain. Repeat several more times, to make sure that all of the starchy stuff is removed. This makes the rice less sticky, the texture cleaner and the grains more crisp.