This recipe comes from Cookbook of the Seven Seas. 1/2 pound rice 2 quarts milk 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons raisins 2 tablespoons pistachios, chopped 1/2 teaspoon cardamom seeds (grains removed from pods) 1/2 teaspoon saffron, soaked in 2 tablespoons warm milk Wash rice well and let it soak in cold water for 1 hour. Drain. [...]