Saffron Dill Rice with Broccoli Sauce, Kesar Suva Rice with Broccoli Sauce
by Tarla Dalal

Nothing short of a royal creation, this recipe features a ring of rice, laced with saffron and dill, filled with a luscious broccoli sauce. The saffron lends a rich hue and aroma to the rice, while dill contributes its unique flavour to it.

A dash of herbs and other ingredients like onions and green chillies make the broccoli sauce a tasty treat worthy of the intensely-flavoured rice. Arranged very appealingly, the Saffron Dill Rice with Broccoli Sauce is a delight to behold and devour!

Do include this recipe for your next party buffet, it's delicious and attractive.

Saffron Dill Rice with Broccoli Sauce, Kesar Suva Rice with Broccoli Sauce

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For The Saffron Dill Rice
1/4 tsp saffron (kesar) strands
2 tbsp chopped dill (shepu / suva bhaji)
2 1/4 cups cooked long grained rice (basmati)
4 tbsp warm milk
1 tbsp butter
salt to taste

For The Broccoli Sauce
1 cup chopped broccoli
1 tbsp cornflour
3/4 cup milk
1 tbsp butter
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/4 tsp dried oregano
salt to taste

Method
For the saffron dill rice

Combine the saffron and warm milk in a small bowl, mix well and keep aside.
Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan add the rice and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
Add the saffron- milk mixture and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Switch off the flame, add the dill and mix well and keep aside.

For the broccoli sauce

Combine the cornflour, milk and ¼ cup of water in bowl, mix well and keep aside.
Boil enough water in a deep non-stick pan, add the broccoli and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Drain and keep aside.
Heat the butter in a broad non-stick pan add the onions and green chillies and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
Add the broccoli and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
Add the cornflour-milk-water mixture, oregano and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously. Keep aside.

How to proceed

Just before serving, re-heat the rice. Fill the prepared saffron rice in a greased ring mould and press it from all the sides, with the help of the back of a spoon.
Invert the ring on a serving plate, and demould it.
Fill the center of the rice with the prepared broccoli sauce.
Serve immediately.

Nutrient values per serving

Energy	350 cal
Protein	6.7 g
Carbohydrates	46 g
Fiber	2.7 g
Fat	14.4 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Vitamin A	872 mcg
Vitamin B1	0.1 mg
Vitamin B2	0.1 mg
Vitamin B3	1.5 mg
Vitamin C	18.1 mg
Folic Acid	26.3 mcg
Calcium	146.4 mg
Iron	1.2 mg
Magnesium	0 mg
Phosphorus	0 mg
Sodium	62.1 mg
Potassium	127.7 mg
Zinc	0.8 mg