Zereshk Polo (Barberry Rice) - Middle Eastern Recipe

Zereshk Polo (Barberry Rice)

🌍 Middle Eastern, Iran Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 400g basmati rice
• ½ cup dried barberries (zereshk)
• 3 tbsp butter
• pinch saffron
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp slivered almonds
• 2 tbsp pistachios

Method

1. Cooking — Cook rice using tahdig method (see above).
2. Sautéing — Sauté barberries in butter with sugar 2 min. Add saffron liquid.
3. Serving — Serve rice topped with barberry mixture, nuts.

Tags: basmati rice, dried barberries, butter, pinch saffron, sugar · Source: Brittani's Almanac