Persian Rice

Name: Persian Rice
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters basmati rice; 3 teaspoons kosher salt, divided; 1 pinch Pinch of saffron threads; 473 milliliters plain whole-milk yogurt; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter

Persian Rice might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 321 calories, 9g of protein, and 6g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up basmati rice, kosher salt, butter, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place rice in a medium saucepan; add 2 teaspoonssalt and cold water to cover by 2". Bringto a boil over medium heat; reduce heat tolow and simmer for 5 minutes.

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Water

Rice

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Sauce Pan

Drain rice,reserving 3/4 cup cooking liquid.

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Rice

Place saffron and 1/2 cup reserved cookingliquid in a small bowl; let saffron soften for5 minutes.

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Saffron

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Bowl

Place yogurt in a medium bowland stir in remaining 1 teaspoon salt and saffronwater.

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Yogurt

Salt

Add rice and stir to coat.

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Rice

Melt butter in a large deep nonstick skilletover medium heat; swirl to coat bottom andsides of pan.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add rice, mounding slightlyin center. Poke 6-7 holes in rice with the endof a wooden spoon. Cover with foil, thena lid. Cook, rotating skillet over burner foreven cooking, for 10 minutes (do not stir).Reduce heat to low; cook, adding morereserved cooking liquid by tablespoonfulsif rice has not finished cooking when waterevaporates, until a golden brown crustforms on bottom of rice, 20-25 minutes.

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Rice

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Wooden Spoon

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Aluminum Foil

Remove lid and foil; invert a plate overskillet. Using oven mitts, carefully invertrice onto plate; use a heatproof spatulato remove any crust remaining in skillet.

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Crust