Uncle Bill's Four Rice Combination With Saffron

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup wild rice
• 2 1/2 cups water, for cooking wild rice
• 1 cup brown basmati rice
• 1 cup jasmine long grain rice
• 1 cup lal qilla rice
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 6 red saffron strands (no substitution)
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 cup crushed cashews

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, measure wild rice and just cover with water.
• 2 cover and bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
• 3 drain well and return to saucepan.
• 4 add 2 1/2 cups of water, cover and bring to boil.
• 5 reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until most of the water is absorbed.
• 6 in the meantime, measure basmati brown rice, jasmine long grain rice and lal qilla rice to a large mixing bowl.
• 7 wash rice in cold water by squeezing rice through your fingers at least 100 times.
• 8 change the water every 25 squeezes.
• 9 this removes most of the chaf off the rice.
• 10 drain rice well and transfer to an automatic electric rice cooker or a large saucepan.
• 11 now add the semi-cooked wild rice to cooker.
• 12 add 4 cups of chicken broth, 1 1/2 cups of water, saffron strands and butter to cooker.
• 13 mix rice well to blend.
• 14 if using an electric cooker, cover, press to start and continue to cook for approximately 20 minutes.
• 15 do not remove cover while rice is cooking.
• 16 if using a saucepan, cover, bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes or until all liquid has been absorbed.
• 17 while the rice is cooking, crush the cashews and set aside.
• 18 when rice is cooked, fluff with a fork.
• 19 add crushed cashews and mix again to incorporate with the rice.
• 20 serve immediately with your favorite chicken dish or curried beef.