Emirati Yellow Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 8 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 38 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati rice
• 1 pinch saffron
• 4 -5 cups chicken stock, with a little water added if need be (please use emirati style yellow chicken stock to be authentic it includes turmeric to make the rice yellow)
• oil, to grease pan

Recipe

• 1 gently wash the rice in three changes of water. let the rice soak in water for at least 30 minutes.
• 2 preheat oven to 250°f.
• 3 put stock into a large pot with saffron.
• 4 bring to a boil.
• 5 drain the rice and add to the boiling stock. stir once or twice very gently.
• 6 let boil for 8 minutes and strain the rice.
• 7 put rice in a greased pan and cover with aluminum foil and place in the oven 30 minutes or until ready to eat up to 1 hour 1/2.
• 8 you may use the remaining stock in wonderful iraqi shorba (soup) (gluten free).