"Learn how to make the best steamed rice, Persian style! This tutorial will teach you how to make white, as well as several mixed Persian rice varieties. You......"
INGREDIENTS
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FOR RICE:
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3 cups uncooked, long grain white Basmati rice
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¼ cup salt (the water must be salty)
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12 cups cold water
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Optional: A pinch of ground saffron powder
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FOR TAHDIG:
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Enough thin lavash bread (or, one 8-inch flour tortilla cut into 6-8 wedges) to cover the bottom of a 6- Qt pot (9-10 inch diameter)
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3 TBSP vegetable oil
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1 TBSP butter, or ghee