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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Rinse rice in 2-4 changes of cold water, until it runs clear. Set aside. | 2. Soak saffron threads in 2 tablespoons boiling water. | 3. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add cardamom, cloves and cinnamon and fry 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in onion and saute, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Add rice, reduce heat to low and saute 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until rice is opaque, is beginning to smell nutty and is just beginning to turn a little golden. | 4. Add bay leaves and raisins to pot. Pour in the boiling broth and stir in the salt and saffron. | 5. Cover tightly and simmer 20-25 minutes. or until rice is cooked and all liquid is absorbed. Fluff with a fork, then turn out into a serving dish. Remove and discard cardamom pods, whole cloves and cinnamon sticks. Sprinkle with slivered almonds. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
basmati rice	2	cups	uncooked	-	-	-	-
saffron thread	1	teaspoon	crushed	-	-	-	-
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
cardamom pod	6			-	-	-	-
clove	4			23.016	5.5045	0.5015	1.092
cinnamon	3			-	-	-	-
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
bay leaf	3			-	-	-	-
golden raisin	1/2	cup		249.15	65.604	2.7968	0.3795
vegetable broth	3	cups		487.08	78.96600000000001	17.8596	11.5128
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
almond	1/4	cup	slivered	481.78	0.0	0.0	54.5

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.