Zereshk Palau (Iranian Rice with Barberries) I
Zereshk Palau is an Iranian rice dish cooked with barberries.
Source and licence
"Zereshk Palau (Iranian Rice with Barberries) I" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Zereshk_Palau_(Iranian_Rice_with_Barberries)_I, revision 4525782), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Zereshk_Palau_(Iranian_Rice_with_Barberries)_I&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
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Ingredients
- 1 package of dried barberries
- Vegetable oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 cups basmati rice
- Cooked, diced chicken
- 1 dash of salt
- A few threads of saffron
Method
- Soak dried barberries in water for 20–30 minutes. Strain to remove any stones.
- Sauté the chopped onion in a frying pan with a dash of oil. Mix in the barberries, and cook over low heat.
- Cook chicken on top of rice in a rice cooker.
- When rice is done, fluff and put in a large bowl.
- Grind saffron with mortar and pestle. Mix in 1 teaspoon of water, then stir in some of the cooked rice.
- Return the saffron rice to the main dish, and add the onion mixture.
- Toss rice to mix well with other ingredients.
- Serve with lavash or barbari bread.