How To Make Saffron Rice with Cashews and Raisins
Dinners just got better with this saffron rice! This Indian-inspired dish combines basmati rice, plump raisins, and cinnamon for a savory bite.
Preparation: 20 minutes
Cooking: 25 minutes
Total: 45 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½cupsbasmati rice
- 2¼cupswater
- 1cinnamon stick
- 5cloves
- 2bay leaves
- ¼tspsaffron threads,crumbled
- 1tspsalt
- 2tbspbutter
- ¼cupcashews,chopped
- ¼cupraisins
Instructions
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Rinse the rice until the water runs clear. Put the rice in a medium saucepan with the water, cinnamon stick, cloves, bay leaves, saffron, and salt.
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Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and cook, covered, for 15 minutes.
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Remove from the heat and let sit for 10 minutes, without removing the lid. With a fork, gently stir in the butter, cashews, and raisins.
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Serve warm and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories: 382.80kcal
- Fat: 10.16g
- Saturated Fat: 4.48g
- Trans Fat: 0.23g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.73g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.04g
- Carbohydrates: 66.19g
- Fiber: 2.02g
- Sugar: 5.99g
- Protein: 6.94g
- Cholesterol: 15.26mg
- Sodium: 532.03mg
- Calcium: 43.47mg
- Potassium: 214.28mg
- Iron: 3.96mg
- Vitamin A: 49.62µg
- Vitamin C: 0.45mg
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