Ancient healers believed in saffron’s ability to uplift the mood and heal the body. It found its way into rice dishes, stews, and desserts, offering not just flavour but the promise of well-being.
Nadiya's family love making this sparkly biryani dish for special occasions ... This should take about five minutes. Add the rice, cranberries, pistachios and saffron and cook in the butter ...
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.