INGREDIENTS
1/2 tsp
saffron soaked in 1/2 cup of hot water
2 cups
basmati rice
2 pinches
sea salt
1 1/2 cups
carrots cut into thick strips
1/4 cup
freshly peeled orange peel cut crosswise, from one organic orange
1 tbsp
honey
1 tbsp
orange blossom water
1/2 cup
toasted almond slivers
1/2 cup
toasted coarsely chopped pistachio
1 tbsp
salted butter
2 cups
minced shallots, from 2 extra large shallots
sea salt
1 tbsp
crushed rose petals
1/4
rounded teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4
rounded teaspoon ground allspice
1/4
rounded teaspoon ground cumin
large pinch of ground cardamom
large pinch of ground coriander
1/3 cup
chopped, loosely packed dried figs (that have been soaked in hot water for 5 minutes, then drained)
1/3 cup
chopped, loosely packed dried apricots (that have been soaked in hot water for 5 minutes, then drained)
1/4 cup
goji berries
1/4 cup
tart cherries
5 tbsp
salted butter
1 tbsp
orange blossom water