Saffron Rice (Rice Cooker)
Saffron Rice (Rice Cooker)
This is Indian in nature, if you have never used saffron, understand it is the most expensive spice in the world, this is not cheap, and top dollar is paid for this spice. I used my small rice cooker for this and this is really good exactly as written.
Equipment
- Rice Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry Jasmine rice
- 1¼ cups chicken stock, fresh or from powder
- ¼ teaspoon saffron threads, (6-7 threads)
- ⅛ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ clove garlic, pressed or finely minced
- ⅛ teaspoon chili powder
- ¾ teaspoon fish sauce
- lemon juice, just a squeeze or so
Instructions
- Add the stock into a small pot and place over high heat and bring to a boil then remove from heat.
- To the hot stock add the saffron, turmeric, cumin, garlic, chili powder, and fish sauce and mix well.
- Add the dry rice to the rice cooker pot then pour in the stock mixture. Stir, cover, and set to Cook mode.
- When the rice cooker switches to Warm, fluff the rice with a paddle. Taste for saltiness, add fish sauce to adjust, and if too salty, add a squeeze or two of lemon or lime juice.
- Serve as a side dish with any Asian or Indian dish.
I made this on 10 Dec 2017, exactly as written, and it is 100% perfect. My wife took a bite and said, that, is 5 stars. On my Go-To list.