Saffron Rice With Curried Apricot Dressing Food

SAFFRON RICE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the saffron and boiling water and steep for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, rinse the rice under cold water. Place the rice, 1 3/4 cups water, and saffron in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, until all the liquid is absorbed.
• Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork, season with salt and pepper, and either spoon into the bouillabaisse or serve on the side.

SAFFRON RICE

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 1 finely chopped onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 4 minutes. Stir in 2 cups basmati rice, 2 teaspoons kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads. Add 1 1/2 cups each water and low-sodium chicken broth. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed, 15 minutes. Let sit, covered, 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped cilantro and 2 sliced scallions.

BAKED SAFFRON RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6.
• Peel and finely chop the red onions.
• Place a 25cm x 30cm roasting tray on a high heat on the hob, pour in 1 tablespoon of olive oil, add the onions and fry for 4 minutes, or until soft and sweet, stirring regularly.
• Meanwhile, place half the saffron in 600ml of boiling kettle water. In a bowl, cover the remaining saffron with 1 tablespoon of boiling water, steep for 10 seconds, then mix with the yoghurt and put aside.
• Stir the tomato paste, rice and a pinch of sea salt and black pepper into the onion tray, then pour in the saffron water and bring to the boil.
• Once boiling, carefully transfer to the oven for 15 minutes, or until the rice has absorbed all the liquid, fluffed up beautifully and is golden and crisp on top.
• Spoon the saffron yoghurt over the rice, drizzle it all with 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, fork and mix it all together, and dish up.

INDIAN SAFFRON RICE

Steps:

• Steep the saffron in 1/2 cup boiling water.
• In a skillet that can be tightly covered, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Stir in the rice and salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until the rice begins to absorb the butter and becomes opaque, but do not brown the rice.
• Quickly pour in the remaining 1 1/2 cups boiling water along with the saffron water. Cover immediately, reduce heat to low, and cook 20 minutes, or until all of the liquid is absorbed. For best results, do not remove the lid while the rice is cooking.

SAFFRON RICE

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking and stirring until the onion is very tender and dark brown, 15 to 20 minutes more.
• Pour in rice and stir to coat. Stir in water, parsley flakes, saffron, and 3 drops of yellow food coloring (optional). Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until water is absorbed, about 30 minutes.

EASY SAFFRON RICE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Pour the stock into a medium-sized pot with a tight-fitting lid. Place the pot on the stove over high heat.
• While the stock is coming to a boil, add the turmeric, saffron, chile (if using), and a squeeze of lemon or lime juice. Stir well.
• Add the rice plus 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce (or 1/4 teaspoon salt) and stir. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low and cover tightly with a lid. Cook 12 to 15 minutes, or until liquid has been absorbed by the rice. (Insert a fork or knife straight down into the pot and push the rice aside. If you see liquid, it still needs more time to cook.)
• When most of the liquid is gone, turn off the heat and place the lid on tightly. Allow the pot to remain on the burner for another 5 to 10 minutes, or until you're ready to eat. The residual heat inside the pot will finish steaming the rice. The rice will stay warm in this way for 1 hour or more.
• Before serving, remove the lid and fluff rice with chopsticks or a fork. Taste test for salt, adding 1/2 tablespoon more fish sauce or a little more salt if needed (the amount will depend on the saltiness of your stock). If the rice tastes too salty, add another squeeze of lemon juice.

SAFFRON RICE | YELLOW RICE

Steps:

• Rinse the rice for 3 to 4 times in water or till the water runs clear of starch.
• Soak the rice for 20 to 30 mins in water. Drain the water and keep the rice aside.
• Gather all the ingredients, measure and set them aside.
• Crush the saffron strands with your fingers or in a mortar-pestle. Set aside.
• Heat oil or ghee in a deep pan or pot. Lower the heat. Add all the whole spices - caraway seeds, green cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves, tej patta and mace strand.
• Fry for some seconds until the spices crackle taking care they do not burn.
• Then add the soaked rice. Mix and stir gently for 1 to 2 minutes so that the fat coats the rice grains.
• Add the crushed saffron strands to the rice.
• Add turmeric powder now if you plan to add it. Mix gently.
• Pour water and season with salt according to taste. Taste the water and it should be slightly salty.
• Cover the pan tightly and let the rice cook till the grains become separately cooked and absorb all the water.
• Do check the rice for a couple of times when it is cooking. If it looks like the water is simmering off too quickly, and more water 1 tablespoon at a time. Once done, fluff gently with a fork.
• Serve the saffron rice garnished with coriander or mint leaves with any lentil or vegetable curry of your choice.

SAFFRON RICE PILAF WITH APRICOTS AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped onion, ground saffron and cloves and saut&5 minutes. Add rice and stir to coat grains. Mix in chicken stock, dried apricots and currants. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Fluff rice with fork. Add slivered almonds and season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl and serve.

PORK CHOPS WITH SWEET CURRIED ONION

Steps:

• In a small bowl stir together water and jam. Halve onion and thinly slice. In a 12-inch nonstick skillet heat 1 tablespoon oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook onion with curry powder, stirring, until softened. Stir onions into jam mixture and season with salt and pepper.
• Pat pork chops dry and season with salt and pepper. In skillet heat remaining ‚ tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté chops until golden brown and cooked through, about 1‚ minutes on each side. Add curried onion to pan and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Serve chops with salad.

CURRIED RICE WITH RAISINS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion and cook for about 5 minutes, until soft and just beginning to turn yellow.
• Add rice and stir to coat well with the butter. Add broth, raisins, and curry powder . Stir to combine ingredients.
• Cover the pan and bring to a boil .
• Reduce heat; simmer for 20 minutes, or until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed.

SAFFRON RICE WITH CURRIED APRICOT DRESSING

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat the water or stock over medium heat (or add 1 Tbs olive oil instead of liquid) and saute the onions and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes.
• . Then add the cumin, fennel seeds, pepper, and salt. Saute for 1 minute Add the rice and stir constantly for 2 minutes or until rice smells fragrant. Add saffron in water and the vegetable stock. Bring to a boil, cover, turn heat to low and simmer for 40 - 45 min until liquid is absorbed and rice is cooked.
• Remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl.
• Toss peeled cubed sweet potatoes with 2 Tbs olive oil and roast on baking sheet at 450 degrees until slightly browned (around 25-30 min). Also toast pine nuts(I buy mine already toasted).
• When rice is cooked, put in a bowl and add sweet potatoes, apples, scallions and pine nuts.
• To make dressing:.
• Combine all the dressing ingredients in a blender and blend until emulsified. Add more spices to taste if you feel it is needed. Combine most of the dressing with the rice and taste. If you think it needs more dressing, add more. Serve and enjoy!

APRICOT CURRIED RICE WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook rice and keep warm according to package directions.
• Season chicken breasts with a little salt& pepper to taste.
• Heat 2 tsp oil in a heated skillet.
• Add chicken breasts and brown 3 minutes per side, then remove from the pan.
• Spread chili sauce all over both sides of the chicken.
• Place chicken into a heavy,ovensafe pan and place in a preheated oven at 200 C on the second rack, and roast for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (the thicker your chicken breasts, the longer it will take).
• In the same pan you cooked the chicken in, heat another 2 tsp of oil.
• Saute the green onions and the peppers for about 3 minutes, remove from the pan to a dish.
• Add another tsp of oil (if needed) and saute the apricots 1-2 minutes, then remove to the same dish as the peppers and the onions.
• Add another tsp of oil (if needed), and saute the rice and the curry powder, stirring constantly to mix well, for about 2 minutes.
• Pour in the stock and bring to a boil.
• Return all the sauteed vegetables and the apricots, along with the peas to the pan and cook together until heated.
• Serve with the chicken.
• Note*: If you prefer things more spicy, feel free to add some hot curry powder or use spicier chili sauce.
• In Germany, sweet& sour chili sauce is usually more like the sweet& sour duck sauce you can buy from La Choy in the grocery stores in America- it has little bits of red bell pepper in it.