Cookbook:Sweet Rice II

Ingredients

 * 1½ cups uncooked rice
 * 1 tsp salt
 * 1 large scoop (⅛ tsp) saffron
 * ½ cup sugar (or artificial sweetener)
 * ½ cup raisins (or currants)
 * ¼–½ cup slivered almonds, toasted if desired

Procedure

 * 1) Wash rice, and transfer to a pot.
 * 2) Add enough water to cover rice with water equal to the depth of the rice.
 * 3) Add salt, saffron, sugar, and raisins.
 * 4) Cook over high heat until water disappears and steam is rising from holes in the surface of the rice.
 * 5) Reduce heat to warm. Add almonds.
 * 6) Cover tightly and let stand for 20 minutes.