Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, persian sour cherry pilaf (albaloo polo). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Albaloo (Sour Cherry or tart cherry) polo (Rice) is another one of Persian rice or polo mixture. Sour Cherries are full of antioxidants and nutrients. Sour cherry is one of the richest antioxidants source along with blackberry, strawberry and raspberry.
Persian sour cherry pilaf (Albaloo polo) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Persian sour cherry pilaf (Albaloo polo) is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook persian sour cherry pilaf (albaloo polo) using 13 ingredients and 42 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Persian sour cherry pilaf (Albaloo polo):
- Prepare Ingredients
- Make ready 3 cups Persian rice or Basmati rice
- Make ready 5 cups sour cherries
- Make ready 1/2 cup white sugar
- Get 1 tsp each spices: cardamom, cinamon, cumin, dried rose petal powder, nutmeg
- Make ready 1 tbsp saffron water
- Take 1 tbsp salt
- Prepare 1 tbsp Ghee oil or regular butter
- Get For tahdig (bottom of rice)
- Prepare 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- Make ready 1/4 cup water
- Take 2 tbsp plain yogurt
- Prepare 2 tbsp saffron water
Albaloo (Sour Cherry or tart cherry) polo (Rice) is another one of Persian rice or polo mixture. Sour Cherries are full of antioxidants and nutrients. Sour cherry is one of the richest antioxidants source along with blackberry, strawberry and raspberry. Albaloo or sour cherry has cancer prevention factors.
Instructions to make Persian sour cherry pilaf (Albaloo polo):
- In a pot with deseeded cherries add sugar. Simmer for 15 minute over low heat.1.
- Place a plate under a colander and place the cherries in the colander and allow the juice drain.
- Melt the Ghee or butter in a pan, add spices and sauté for 1 minute and remove from the heat.1.
- Add cherries and saffron water. Gently mix with spices.
- Wash the rice and soak in salted water (1tbsp salt) for an hour.1. Bring the water to a boil, drain the soaked rice and add the rice to boiled water. Simmer for about 10-15 minutes until slightly tender.
- Using a colander and drain the rice. Rinse the rice with cold tap water and drain it.
- Rinse the rice with cold tap water and drain it.
- In a bowl, Mix all ingredients for tahdig and whisk it.1. 1. Add 2 cups of parboiled rice and 2tbsp of cherries and mix well (as you see in the photos).1. Add 2tbsp vegetable oil to the pot. Pour saffron rice into the pot.1. Cover this layer with half of white rice and pour cherries and cherry juice.1. Cover the cherry layer with the remaining of white rice and pour remains of cherry juice over the rice.1. Cover the pot with a napkin and a lid. Simmer for about 30 minutes over medium heat.Once rice is ready, put a plate on top of the pot and flip it over. - Serve it with chicken or beef meat.1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Ingredients
- Sour cherries
- Spices
Albaloo Polo (pilau with sour cherries) is not only one of the most famous foods in Shiraz in southern Iran, but is also a popular dish commonly served in formal parties. Sour cherries hit the market in summer, making it an ideal season for Iranian families to cook and eat Albaloo Polo. Albaloo polo (Persian: آلبالو پلو) is an Iranian side dish of rice and sour cherries usually served with chicken, koobideh, or other types of kebab as well as some form of stews (khoresht). A tart and wonderfully delicious Iranian dish. If you cannot find fresh sour cherries at your local grocery store or Middle Eastern market, you can use black cherries.
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