Saffron Threads: Gives the dish a yellowish ... inside a freezer-safe container for up to a month. Reheat the Persian dill rice in a saucepan or skillet until warmed through.

Persian white rice is cooked slightly differently ... we are ready to move along to the final cooking step for this saffron rice recipe. Use a shallow round dish for cooking the rice with a ...

This should take about five minutes. Add the rice, cranberries, pistachios and saffron and cook in the butter for about five minutes. Make sure you stir all the time – the rice should look glossy.

Saffron rice pudding can be found in India and Iran, and probably other saffron-growing countries, too. I'm not going to start any arguments about where it originated because I don't know.

This should take about five minutes. Add the rice, cranberries, pistachios and saffron and cook in the butter for about five minutes. Make sure you stir all the time – the rice should look glossy.