Ingredients
½ saffron threads
1 tbsp hot water
2 roughly chop medium brown onion
1 4cm piece ginger
4 garlic cloves
1 tbsp fried shallots
1 tsp cardamom seeds
½ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp ground mace
½ tsp ground saffron
Method
- In a bowl, cover ½ tsp saffron threads with 1 tbsp hot water. Stand for 10 minutes or until saffron ‘blooms’. Roughly chop brown onions. Peel and slice the ginger and garlic cloves. Put onion, ginger and garlic in the bowl of a food processor. Add fried shallots, cardamom seeds, ground nutmeg, ground mace and saffron mixture. Process to a smooth paste.
