Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
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- 2 cups long grain white rice
- 4 cups water, approximately
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1/8 cup olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron (optional)
- plain yogurt, for serving
Directions:
- Wash rice well. Place 2 cups rice in a rice maker (or pot), add 4 cups water, or enough water to just cover the rice with no grains sticking out.
- Add raisins, salt, cinnamon, saffron (optional) and then drizzle olive oil around in a circle over the rice mixture. Mix well with spoon so rice and ingredients are blended together. There should be enough cinnamon added to give off a strong scent of cinnamon. Adjust amount as needed.
- Cook rice in rice maker or pot and after rice is cooked, stir ingredients together one more time. Spoon onto large platter and serve with plain, nonfat yogurt.