Courtesy of PureZing

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS:

2 teaspoons butter
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, pressed or finely chopped
1 cup Jasmine or Basmati rice
1¼ teaspoons curry powder
¼ teaspoon saffron threads, soaked in 1 Tablespoon warm water
1 ½ Tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
2 cups organic or homemade chicken stock
Sea salt to taste
¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped

DIRECTIONS:

Soak saffron threads.

Melt the butter and oil in a medium pan and over low heat and sauté onion till soft. Add garlic and cook till onions are golden. Add the rice and curry powder and stir for 2 minutes to coat rice completely. Stir in saffron, saffron water and ginger. Cook 1 minute.

Add the stock and salt and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 17 minutes. Turn off heat and let rice sit. Do not stir or uncover. Serve, and sprinkle with cilantro.