Iran
Adas Polo
عدس پلو
Rice layered with lentils, fried raisins, dates and sometimes minced meat, sweet and savoury at once.
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Albaloo Polo
آلبالو پلو
A Persian sweet-sour rice dish with sour cherries, saffron and chicken or meatballs, layered and steamed, a festive polo.
Iran
Baghali Polo
باقالی پلو
Rice steamed in layers with fresh broad beans and a great deal of dill, served with lamb shank cooked separately.
Iran
Estanboli polo
استانبولی پلو
Rice is cooked with tomato, potato and minced meat into a Persian one-pot pilaf with a red, savoury crust.
Qazvin, Iran
Gheymeh Nesar
قیمه نثار
A luxurious Persian festive rice dish with diced lamb, orange peel, pistachios, almonds and barberries, a Qazvin wedding specialty.
Shiraz, Iran
Kalam Polo Shirazi
کلم پلو شیرازی
Shiraz rice cooked with cabbage, herbs and small meatballs scented with cinnamon and rose water.
Gilan, Iran
Kateh
کته
Kateh is rice cooked by absorption with salt and butter until tender and cohesive, a home-style staple of Gilan and Mazandaran.
Iran
Loobia Polo
لوبیا پلو
Rice cooked with green beans, minced or diced meat, tomato and cinnamon so the grains stain pale red.
Iran
Meygoo Polo
میگو پلو
A Persian shrimp and rice pilaf with tomato sauce, saffron, herbs and spices, a coastal specialty from the south of Iran.
Iran
Morasa Polo
مرصع پلو
A luxurious Persian wedding pilaf of jewelled rice with pistachios, almonds, barberries, carrots and orange peel, glazed with saffron.
Iran
Reshteh Polo
رشته پلو
A Persian rice dish of toasted reshteh noodles steamed with rice, raisins, dates and meat, traditionally served for Nowruz.
Iran
Sabzi Polo ba Mahi
سبزی پلو با ماهی
Rice steamed with chopped coriander, dill, parsley and fenugreek, served with fried white fish — the fixed meal for Nowruz.
Iran
Shirin Polo
شیرین پلو
Rice with candied orange peel, slivered pistachio and almond, saffron and sugar — the wedding rice.
Iran
Tahchin
تهچین
Rice bound with yogurt, egg and saffron, packed around chicken or lamb and baked until the whole thing turns out as a golden cake.
Iran
Tahdig
تهدیگ
The crust at the bottom of the rice pot — rice, thin bread, potato or yogurt-and-saffron batter — lifted out in shards and served on top.
Iran
Zereshk Polo
زرشک پلو
Saffron rice topped with barberries fried briefly in butter and sugar, served with chicken braised in saffron and onion.