It's definitely a super-food!
To prepare the barberries:
1- Place 1/2 cup of barberries in a colander.
2- Place colander top of a bowl filled with cold water.
3- Soak them for about 20 minutes.
4- The dirt from the barberries usually siesta the bottom of the bowl.
5- Take the colander out of the water and run cold water over the barberries.
6- Drain and set aside.
Barberry Rice Ingredients:
- 3 Cups Cooked Basmati Rice
- 1 Cup Soaked And Washed Barberries
- 1/4 Tsp Grounded Saffron Dissolved In 1 Tbsp Hot Water
-1 Tbsp Butter
-1 Tbsp Sugar
Method:
5 minutes before serving rice prepare this garnish:
1- Add 1 cup of cooked rice with half of your butter and saffron water in a bowl. Mix well until all of your rice turns to a beautiful yellow colour and set aside.
3- Add the barberries and sugar.
4- Stir for 2 minutes until the barberries have puffed up with a bright red colour.
Please be careful to not fry barberries longer than necessary otherwise they can burn very quickly.