Emirati Yellow Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup white basmati rice
1 pinch saffron
4 -5 cups chicken stock, with a little water added if need be (Please use Emirati Style Yellow Chicken Stock to be authentic It includes turmeric to make the rice yellow)
oil, to grease pan

Preparation

Gently wash the rice in three changes of water. Let the rice soak in water for at least 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 250\u00b0F.
Put stock into a large pot with saffron.
Bring to a boil.
Drain the rice and add to the boiling stock. Stir once or twice very gently.
Let boil for 8 minutes and strain the rice.
Put rice in a greased pan and cover with aluminum foil and place in the oven 30 minutes or until ready to eat up to 1 hour 1/2.
You may use the remaining stock in Recipe #388925.