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Saffron Sweet Rice

Name: Saffron Sweet Rice
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Pasta & rice
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups rice (basmati is preferred); 1 tsp salt; 1 large scoop (⅛ tsp) saffron (expensive but worth it!); ½ cup white granulated sugar; ½ cup raisins or currants; ¼–½ cup slivered almonds, toasted if desired

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Ingredients

Makes

1 ½ cups rice (basmati is preferred)
1 tsp salt
1 large scoop (⅛ tsp) saffron (expensive but worth it!)
½ cup white granulated sugar
½ cup raisins or currants
¼–½ cup slivered almonds, toasted if desired

Ingredients for 3 servings (540 g) · the original recipe

Method

1
Wash rice and add enough water cover rice with water equal to the depth of the rice.
2
Add salt, saffron, sugar, raisins.
3
Cook over high heat until water disappears and steam is rising from holes in the surface of the rice.
Stovetop
4
Reduce heat to warm.
5
Add almonds.
6
Cover tightly and let stand for 20 minutes.

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