If there's one vibrant yellow spice that packs a punch and comes with a long list of health benefits, it is turmeric ...

cumin, garlic and ginger simmered in flavorful vegetable stock with long-grain or basmati rice for a fluffy, fragrant finish.

you'll oil the pot and spread a saffron-yogurt-egg mixture over the bottom — to help create the distinctive layer of crispy rice, or tahdig — then alternate layers of parboiled basmati rice ...

then add long-grain white rice or basmati white rice and simmer them together. When they're cooked, sprinkle with cumin, and fluff with a fork. The dish, with its generous garnish of caramelized ...