Saffron Biryani
Layered chicken biryani cooked on dum, with 30 saffron threads bloomed in warm milk and poured over the rice in stripes.
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Saffron Recipes
Field notes from a saffron house: how to tell real saffron from dyed, what Super Negin actually means, the Afghan tea ritual, and the dishes worth spending threads on — qabuli pulao, sholeh zard, sheer yakh. Start with the saffron ritual, check our lab results, or go straight to the crystal collection.
Saffron Paella at Home
Valencian-style paella with 45 bloomed saffron threads, bomba rice in a thin layer and a socarrat you listen for.
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Saffron Risotto (Risotto alla Milanese)
Risotto alla Milanese with 50 saffron threads bloomed in warm broth, Carnaroli rice and a hard cold-butter finish.
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Chalow: Afghan Saffron Buttered Rice
Afghan chalow is boiled, drained and steamed rather than absorbed, which is why the grains stay separate; saffron colours one cupful for the top.
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Afghan Kabuli Palaw with Lamb Shank
Braised lamb shank, caramel-browned rice, sweet carrot and raisin topping, and saffron added where it belongs: at the steam, not the colouring.
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One-Pot Saffron Chicken and Rice
Bone-in thighs browned hard, then rice cooked in the fat and stock they leave behind, with thirty bloomed saffron threads carrying the colour.
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One gram of Super Negin in a crystal keepsake bottle. About 60 cups of tea.
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For the kitchen that cooks with saffron, not around it.
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