Persian Saffron Water - cooking recipe

Ingredients

iranian saffron
white sugar
water

Preparation

You also need a mortar & pestle.
Put equal amounts of saffron & white sugar in your mortar. Grind together using the pestle.
Boil some water. (A Turkish coffee maker pot works well as it holds a small amount).
Add some of the hot water to the saffron mixture (1 tbs to about 1/8- 1/4 tsp Iranian saffron) and pour into a spice bottle. Cover & give it a nice shake.
Open the lid and let it cool down to room temperature.
Store bottle in the fridge and use as needed.