Recipes with saffron threads

Yogurt-marinated chicken baked golden, then simmered in a buttery saffron cream sauce with whole spices and ground almonds. Authentic Indian butter chicken from scratch.

Kid-friendly paella: chicken drumettes, bacon, saffron rice, and peas in a single pan. A gentler introduction to Spanish flavors that still delivers that signature golden, crackling bottom.

Mouclade, the classic French Bordeaux mussel dish steamed with shallots, white wine, saffron, and cream. Like moules marière's richer, golden cousin.

Silky cauliflower soup enriched with curry spices, saffron, and sweet apples, then blended until cloud-smooth. Golden Delicious apples add natural sweetness that balances the warm curry in every spoonful.

Traditional saffron cake with whole wheat flour, currants, candied peel, and nutmeg. A Cornish-style yeasted fruit bread infused with overnight saffron water for golden color and floral depth.

Saffron and turmeric-rubbed chicken marinates overnight, then simmers until tender in a thick, golden sauce with olives and pickled lemons. A Moroccan tagine-style feast that feeds a crowd.

Saffron kulfi pops simmer whole milk with sugar until reduced by half, then bloom saffron threads in hot water and freeze in cones or cups. Authentic Indian frozen dessert without an ice cream maker.

Saffron kulfi pops simmer whole milk with sugar until reduced by half, then bloom saffron threads in hot water and freeze in cones or cups. Authentic Indian frozen dessert without an ice cream maker.

Persian-style mandarine rice with saffron, julienned carrots, slivered almonds, and sultanas in a citrus syrup. Soaked rice baked under a jeweled mandarin and saffron glaze.

Lasagna Sarde is a Sardinian-style pasta with lobster, saffron, potatoes, overripe tomatoes, and white wine tossed with fettuccine. A rustic Italian seafood pasta that celebrates simple, bold ingredients.

Saffron bread for the bread machine, a fragrant Scandinavian-style golden yeast loaf with bloomed saffron, sweet currants, lemon zest, and warm nutmeg.

Moroccan-spiced roast chicken with saffron, ginger, and cilantro, finished with a pan sauce of green olives and julienned lemon zest. Two birds roasted golden for a crowd of 10.

Traditional Moroccan chicken slow-simmered with saffron, smen (aged butter), and preserved lemon. The braising liquid becomes a silky, intensely flavored sauce.

Golden saffron rice baked with shrimp, tomatoes, white wine, and beer in an earthenware casserole. A festive Spanish-style one-pot meal for any gathering.

In other parts of Central Asia this dish is made with red beans and I have it made with beef, horse, camel, chicken, and venison for the meat instead of the lamb. It is excellent anyway it comes.

Mutton Curry with a marinade of coriander, almonds, and garlic, slow-cooked with yogurt, saffron, cream, and garam masala. A Mughlai-style Indian curry finished in the oven.