Rice and grains
How to Make Yellow Rice with Chicken
A tried-and-tested homemade recipe for saffron yellow rice with fried chicken — easy to make and very delicious.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 tablespoon saffron
- 1 tablespoon rose water
- 1 clove
- Water
- Fried chicken
- Nuts for garnish
Method
- Wash the rice and leave it soaking in warm water for about 15 minutes.Timers: 15 min
- Steep the saffron and a clove in a cup of warm water with rose water and set the mixture aside.
- In a pot suitable for rice, put 2 cups of water; when the water boils, add the soaked rice along with the clove, salt, saffron, and rose water.
- Let the rice simmer over low heat until it is fully cooked. Transfer it to a serving dish and place the fried chicken pieces and nuts on top as desired.
- You can replace the saffron with the yellow spice turmeric to get the rice's yellow color, but the flavor will be different.






