Saffron Rice

i made this again, in the rice cooker tonite. it's still better than my favorite indian resteraunt, but with half the butter, half the water and half the time. soooo good

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This was nicely flavored rice. I used chicken broth and butter, both of which already had salt added. I halved the amount of salt to try to compensate but the rice turned out slightly too salty for our taste. I would suggest that if you use chicken broth that is already salted and salted butter in this recipe, you may want to use 1/4 of the amount of salt or omit it altogether.

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We make this usually at parties and its always the first thing to get over;) This is a great side dish, well enjoyed by all.

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Perfect saffron rice that was as easy to make as it was to finish eating it. Had none left, and I was so happy! Everyone enjoyed this immensely, so we will be making this often. Love the use of cinnamon sticks here. Made for ZWT 6

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Great recipe! Easy to make (my 14 year old son did most of it...) and came out as well as most restaurants! I had no cloves on hand, so excluded that ingredient; no problem. Thanks for sharing!

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This is very good. It is flavorful, but not so much that the rice overpowers the rest of the meal. DS especially loved it. Thanks for sharing.

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4 1/2 stars. This had a lot of flavour. I used less saffron than called for because I think mine is more potent as 1 tsp seemed like a lot! I used homemade chicken broth, butter and sea salt plus the rest of the ingredients. I don't think I would make this again. Made for ZWT6 Asia for my team The Ya Ya Cookerhood.

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This is fabulous!!! The flavors were not overpowering and complemented each other well. I used 1/2 Olive oil and 1/2 butter and it turned out fine. I also didn't add any extra salt since I was serving it with something salty. I also added less saffron than called for because I'm not a huge saffron fan. Delicious! We ate this with Tikka Masala and it was so good, I'll definitely make it again!

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I wasn't so keen on this (think it was the saffron) however DH LOVED it!!! I'll definitely give it another go & maybe just alter the ingredients a tad. Thanks Rita.

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We had this with Madagascar chicken curry #343890 by Celticevergreen for our new year dinner we wanted a change from the traditional steak pie that we alway's have and we were not disappointed it was very good the two went very well together. I also made mine in my rice cooker. I didn't have any ghee so I followed your recipe for that too, the cardamon comes over very strong but we liked that we will have this again makes such a nice change from just plain basmati rice thank you for a great recipe. Sorry there is no picture we were too much of a hurry to eat.

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A little heavy on the butter, tasted brilliant though, i used ground cinnamon and a little more cardamom

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this was great! I omitted the whole cloves and increased the onion and garlic amount, I used chicken broth and seasoned salt, thanks for sharing Rita!

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first time i tryed this i used a stock pot, bad idea, a deep pan worked alot better. it took less time and was alot fluffier. this is great rice!!!!! i just wouldnt use a pot again.

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I made this for Easter dinner, and everyone raved. I did have to use a pinch of ground cloves & ground cinnamon as I did not have whole cloves or cinnamon sticks, and it still turned out very well. I did end up with way more than 4 servings. We had 7 people to feed, and there was still a 1/2 of the pot left. I will keep this recipe on hand for sure. Thanks for posting.

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The taste of this rice was phenomenal. My husband wouldn't stop raving about it! For some reason it didn't cook enough in the time indicated so I'll just have to try it again!

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Rita - this is simply the best rice I have ever had the pleasure of cooking / eating! It was so easy and the rice was perfect, seperate grains and the flavours are delicious but not over - powering. I did omitt the salt - but that a personal preference. thanks

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Fantastic! This was the first time I had ever used Saffron and at 20 bucks a packet I was a little intimidated. Your recipe was easy to follow and produced the most incredible smell, even before I added the saffron. Note here; I used a good pinch of saffron powder instead of threads (couldn't find any.) Great recipe Rita L!!

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This is a great recipe for saffron rice. Easy and great flavor.

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I added a bit of cumin at the end as well as using mixed grain rice. It turned out delicious - thank you!

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I made this rice for a dinner party. I tripled the recipe and it turned out wonderful! The rice was very fragrent and beautiful. I loved the yellow color. All of my guests also greatly enjoyed the rice. This is a really great rice for those special occasions. Thanks for posting!

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