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== Ingredients ==
* 1 teaspoon [[saffron]]
* 2 tablespoons warm [[milk]]
* 2 cups [[basmati rice]]
* 1 1/4 teaspoons [[salt]]
* 2 tablespoons [[oil]]
* 5 [[cardamom]] pods
* 2 [[cinnamon]] sticks

== Procedures ==
# In a small container, soak [[saffron]] in warm [[milk]]. Wash [[rice]].
# Soak in a bowl with 5 cups of [[water]] and 1/2 teaspoon of [[salt]] for 30 minutes, then drain.
# Heat the [[oil]] over medium heat in pot, put in the [[cardamom]] pods and [[cinnamon]] sticks, and stir a few times.
# Add the [[rice]], frying and stirring about a minute.
# Add 2 1/4 cups [[water]] and 3/4 teaspoon [[salt]].
# Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to very low, and cook for 20 minutes.
# Fluff [[rice]], pour the [[saffron]] [[milk]] in 2 or 3 streaks over the [[rice]].
# Cover and keep cooking another for 10 minutes or until [[rice]] is done.

== Contributed by ==
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/world_recipes/ World Recipes Y-Group]

[[Category:Rice Recipes]]