How to Cook Delicious Saffron Rice

Saffron Rice.

You can have Saffron Rice using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Saffron Rice

1. You need 1 of orange bell pepper.
2. You need 1 handful of dried barberries (or dried cranberries).
3. Prepare 1 cup of rice, uncooked.
4. You need 1 pinch of saffron threads.
5. It's 2 cups of water.
6. It's to taste of seasoning.
7. It's of olives (optional).

Saffron Rice instructions

1. Slice the pepper as thinly or as roughly as you like. Fry in a tablespoon of oil in a pot over medium high heat.
2. As soon as it becomes fragrant (5 min), add washed barberries. Stir.
3. Next, add saffron (I added quite a generous pinch) and rice. Stir everything.
4. Lower the heat then add water. Stir until most of the liquid is absorbed (15 min), then take off heat and cover with a lid for about 10 minutes.
5. Taste and season to your liking. Serve with olives if desired. Enjoy :).