Kashmiri saffron threads are noticeably longer and thicker and their deep red colour makes them easy to identify. Sold in loose tangles with two varieties — one with the yellowish-white ‘style’ ...

Bright red saffron threads are a versatile herb that you can use to spice up your meals. They add heat to seafood paella and can be steeped in tea or blended into ice cream, giving dishes a warm ...

No machine can do the delicate work required to harvest these thin threads. And it can take 40 hours of hard manual labor to produce just 1 kilogram of high-quality saffron. Growing the plants isn ...

"The saffron threads present within the crocus flower, and are difficult to harvest since each thread must be harvested by hand," she says. Once harvested, saffron is dried and sold in its ...

Add butter and crumble in saffron threads. Once butter starts to sizzle and saffron scent blooms, after about 1 minute, stir in remaining cooked rice. Once grains are evenly coated in butter ...

Sabzi polo is a wonderful recipe to highlight saffron, which gives the dish its beautiful yellow hue. To bring out the spice's special flavor, you'll first grind the threads with a mortar and ...

Pour the milk into a small saucepan, add the saffron threads and heat gently for two minutes without boiling. Remove from the heat and set aside for 2-3 hours, preferably overnight. Trim the beef ...