Persian steamed rice with Saffron crust

Source : Wash The Rice With Cold Water Fill The Bowl With Cold Water Add Rice Cold Water And 1tbsp Salt Let To Soak For 1 Hour In A Non-stick Pot Bring Wate...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : March 5, 2026

Step:

  1. Wash the rice with cold water. Fill the bowl with cold water, add rice, cold water and 1tbsp salt. Let to soak for 1 hour.

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  2. In a non-stick pot, bring water to a boil, drain salted water and pour the rice into the boiling water. Let to cook for 10 minutes. Check the rice grains between your fingers, if is slightly soft, it is time to remove from the heat.

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  3. Using a colander, drain the rice and rinse with cold water.

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  5. In a bowl combine ½ cup of vegtable oil, ¼ cup water and saffron water with 3 spatulas of parboiled rice (about 2 cups rice) and stirring well.

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  10. Add 1 tbsp vegetable oil to the bottom of the pot. Cover the bottom of the pot with Saffron rice and pile up the rest of the white rice on the top and shaping the rice into a pyramid.

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  12. Wrap the pot's lid with a kitchen towel, and Cover the pot. Allow to cook over medium to low heat for 30-40 minutes to form a golden crust.

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  13. Once rice is ready, hold serving platter over the uncovered pot and unmolding the rice into the platter. Voila you have such a lovely golden crust rice.

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  21. Ingredients

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Ingredients

  1. 4 cups Persian rice or Basmati rice
  2. 1/2 cup oil
  3. 1/4 cup water
  4. 1 tbsp Saffron water
  5. extra vegetable oil
  6. Salt

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