Unicorns in the Kitchen· by Shadi Hasanzadenemati★ 4.8 (56)

Zereshk Polo Morgh - Persian Barberry Rice with Chicken

Name: Zereshk Polo Morgh - Persian Barberry Rice with Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4, 4 servings
Cuisine: middle_eastern
Ingredients: 1/2 tsp ground saffron; 4 ice cubes; 1 tbsp oil; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 1 1/2 cup water; 2 tbsp oil; 1/2 tsp butter; 1.5 lb chicken thighs (bone-in and skin-off); 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 tbsp liquid saffron; 1 onion (sliced); 1 bell pepper (cut into chunks); 2 carrots (sliced); 1 tbsp liquid saffron; 3 tbsp barberries; 1 tbsp water; 1 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp sugar; 2 tsp liquid saffron; 2 times the recipe of Persian Style Rice (on the blog); 2 tbsp liquid saffron

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Saffron and turmeric rice with chicken and tart barberries. A traditional Persian celebration dish with distinctive flavors.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

Liquid Saffron:

½ tspground saffron
4ice cubes — cubed

Tomato Paste Sauce:

1 tbspoil
½ tspturmeric
½ tspsalt
½ tsppepper
3 tbsptomato paste
1½ cupswater

Chicken:

2 tbspoil
½ tspbutter
1½ lbchicken thighs — bone-in, skin-off
1 tspsalt
1 tsppepper
1 tbspliquid saffron

Veggies:

1onion — sliced
1bell pepper — cut into chunks
2carrots — sliced
1 tbspliquid saffron

Barberries:

3 tbspbarberries
1 tbspwater
1 tbspoil
1 tbspsugar
2 tspliquid saffron

To serve:

2 recipesPersian Style Rice
2 tbspliquid saffron

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Method

1h 20m total

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