Allbaloo Polo Darbari
A traditional Persian dish combining rice, sour cherries, and meatballs, layered and steamed to perfection.
box-office-valuation58Nutrition Per Serving
520
cal
Carbs
85 g
63%
Fat
16 g
27%
Protein
14 g
10%
520
cal
Carbs
85 g
63%
Fat
16 g
27%
Protein
14 g
10%
Ingredients
Serves 8
- 4 cups Iranian or basmati rice
- 2 tbsp salt
- ¼ tsp saffron threads
- 1 tsp sugar
- 4 tbsp hot water
- 18 oz ground lamb or beef
- 2 medium onions
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- water
- salt
- 4 tbsp oil
- onions
- turmeric
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 25 oz sour cherries
- 9 oz sugar
- 2 tbsp rosewater
- oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- cooked rice
- white rice
- cooked cherries
- meatballs
- rosewater
- saffron water
- 2 oz slivered pistachios
- 2 oz slivered almonds
- golden saffron rice
Serves 8
- 4 cups Iranian or basmati rice
- 2 tbsp salt
- ¼ tsp saffron threads
- 1 tsp sugar
- 4 tbsp hot water
- 18 oz ground lamb or beef
- 2 medium onions
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- water
- salt
- 4 tbsp oil
- onions
- turmeric
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 25 oz sour cherries
- 9 oz sugar
- 2 tbsp rosewater
- oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- cooked rice
- white rice
- cooked cherries
- meatballs
- rosewater
- saffron water
- 2 oz slivered pistachios
- 2 oz slivered almonds
- golden saffron rice
Instructions
Step 1
Rinse rice a few times until water runs clear. Soak in lukewarm salted water for 2 hours.
Step 2
Grind saffron with sugar, add hot water and let steep at least 30 mins (or overnight).
Step 3
Mix meat with onion, turmeric, salt, pepper. Chill 30 mins in fridge.
Step 4
Boil water with salt and oil. Add soaked rice and cook until soft outside, firm inside. Drain and rinse with cold water.
Step 5
Sauté chopped onions (5–7 mins). Shape meat into small balls. Fry until browned (10 mins), add turmeric + cinnamon at end.
Step 6
Cook cherries with sugar on low. Don’t stir; shake the pot. Let it reduce to syrup, add rosewater at the end.
Step 7
Oil and butter the pot bottom. Optionally add potato slices or lavash.
Step 8
Mix 1 cup rice with saffron. Start with saffron rice, white rice, cherries, meatballs, repeat, finish with rice. Make holes in the rice with spoon handle for steam.
Step 9
Pour saffron water, oil, rosewater on top. Cover pot with cloth and lid. High heat 5 mins till steam shows, then low for 45 mins.
Step 10
Plate in a dome. Top with golden saffron rice. Arrange meatballs and cherries. Sprinkle with nuts and extra cherries. Serve tahdig on the side.
Allbaloo Polo Darbari
A traditional Persian dish combining rice, sour cherries, and meatballs, layered and steamed to perfection.
box-office-valuation58Ingredients
Serves 8
- 4 cups Iranian or basmati rice
- 2 tbsp salt
- ¼ tsp saffron threads
- 1 tsp sugar
- 4 tbsp hot water
- 18 oz ground lamb or beef
- 2 medium onions
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- water
- salt
- 4 tbsp oil
- onions
- turmeric
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 25 oz sour cherries
- 9 oz sugar
- 2 tbsp rosewater
- oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- cooked rice
- white rice
- cooked cherries
- meatballs
- rosewater
- saffron water
- 2 oz slivered pistachios
- 2 oz slivered almonds
- golden saffron rice
Serves 8
- 4 cups Iranian or basmati rice
- 2 tbsp salt
- ¼ tsp saffron threads
- 1 tsp sugar
- 4 tbsp hot water
- 18 oz ground lamb or beef
- 2 medium onions
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- water
- salt
- 4 tbsp oil
- onions
- turmeric
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 25 oz sour cherries
- 9 oz sugar
- 2 tbsp rosewater
- oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- cooked rice
- white rice
- cooked cherries
- meatballs
- rosewater
- saffron water
- 2 oz slivered pistachios
- 2 oz slivered almonds
- golden saffron rice
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