Kheer is a delightfully creamy Indian pudding made with basmati rice, flavored with rosewater, saffron, and cardamom and topped with pistachios and raisins.

This should take about five minutes. Add the rice, cranberries, pistachios and saffron and cook in the butter for about five minutes. Make sure you stir all the time – the rice should look glossy.

Saffron rice pudding can be found in India and Iran, and probably other saffron-growing countries, too. I'm not going to start any arguments about where it originated because I don't know.

Baked chicken in a saffron-rose water gravy, with steamed rice, cashew nuts, raisins and fried onions Ingredients 2 local baby chickens cut into 4 pieces each 2 tsp local bzar mix (finely ground ...

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Once well combined, taste and season as needed. Make the saffron rice: Set a medium non-stick pan over medium heat. Add butter and crumble in saffron threads. Once butter starts to sizzle and ...