Skydancer
Assistant Cook
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- Feb 8, 2007
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I'm trying to follow an Indian recipe for Lucknow Mixed Vegetable Biryani (Indian) from the Cookbook "The Dance of Spices: Classic Indian Cooking For Today's Home Kitchen" (A GREAT cookbook BTW!).
The last step is to dissolve 1/4 tsp saffron threads in 2 Tbsp warm milk. I've only used saffron once before many, many years ago but it was saffron powder. So I bought some saffron threads from the Indian market and put 2 Tbsp milk in a tiny little bowl. I've been trying for about 30 minutes to dissolve the threads, nuking it in the microwave for 10-15 seconds at a time every time it cools, stirring constantly, but they just won't dissolve. Not all of them anyway. The milk is turning a nice golden yellow, but they won't dissolve completely.
Are they not supposed to dissolve completely? Did I buy some low quality saffron threads or something? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Skye.
The last step is to dissolve 1/4 tsp saffron threads in 2 Tbsp warm milk. I've only used saffron once before many, many years ago but it was saffron powder. So I bought some saffron threads from the Indian market and put 2 Tbsp milk in a tiny little bowl. I've been trying for about 30 minutes to dissolve the threads, nuking it in the microwave for 10-15 seconds at a time every time it cools, stirring constantly, but they just won't dissolve. Not all of them anyway. The milk is turning a nice golden yellow, but they won't dissolve completely.
Are they not supposed to dissolve completely? Did I buy some low quality saffron threads or something? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Skye.