| Zereshk
Polow
Ingredients: (4
servings)
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Basmati or long-grain
rice, 500 grams
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Chicken, 800 grams
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Cooking oil
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Butter
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Barberries (dried),
four spoons
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Sugar, one spoon
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Onions, two large
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Saffron, 1/2 teaspoon
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Salt
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Black pepper
Directions:
Remove the skin from chicken pieces. Marinate chicken in grated
onions, salt and pepper for 4-5 hours.
Cook rice using the recipe given for polow or kateh.
Wash barberries twice with cold water and drain the water. Add
sugar and fry in butter over medium heat for about five minutes.
Pour saffron in a small bowl. Pour in 2-3 spoons of hot water and
mix. Fill the bowl with rice and mix well. Add saffron-rice and
barberries to the rest of the rice and mix well.
Cook chicken under grill for 15-20 minutes turning each piece a
few times during cooking. Serve with barberry-rice.
Persian food
guide generously provided by Roxanna and Farzin Mokhtarian. For more information
on Persian food please
go to their comprehensive Persian recipe web
site.
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