Recipe: Tasty Vickys Sweet Saffron Rice, GF DF EF SF NF

Vickys Sweet Saffron Rice, GF DF EF SF NF.

You can cook Vickys Sweet Saffron Rice, GF DF EF SF NF using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Vickys Sweet Saffron Rice, GF DF EF SF NF

1. You need 6 tbsp of oil.
2. Prepare 1/2 cup of finely chopped onion.
3. Prepare 1 inch of piece of cinnamon stick.
4. You need 2 of cloves.
5. Prepare 480 ml of hot water.
6. You need 1/2 tsp of saffron threads.
7. Prepare 1 cup of long grain rice.
8. It's 2 tbsp of brown sugar.
9. It's 1 tsp of low-sodium salt.
10. It's 1 pinch of ground coriander.
11. You need 1 pinch of ground cardamom.
12. Prepare 3 tbsp of raisins (optional).
13. Prepare 3 tbsp of pistachio nuts (optional).

Vickys Sweet Saffron Rice, GF DF EF SF NF step by step

1. Heat the oil in a pan and add the onion, cinnamon stick and cloves, cooking gently until the onion has softened.
2. Meanwhile add the saffron to the hot water and let stand.
3. Rinse the rice well then add to the onion pan, stirring while cooking on a medium heat now for 5 minutes or until the rice starts to turn golden.
4. Stir in the water, sugar, salt, coriander and cardamom, bring to the boil then turn down to a simmer.
5. Put the lid on the pan and let simmer for 30 minutes or until all the water has been absorbed. The rice will look 'crater-like' on top, or 'holey' when done. Just fluff it with a fork and remove the cinnamon stick and cloves before serving.