Albaloo polo
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| Alternative names | Albalu Polo, Albaloo Polow |
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| Type | Rice Dish |
| Course | Side dish |
| Place of origin | Iran |
| Region or state | Iran |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | rice (sour cherries usually morello cherry,) and several spices such as saffron, advieh, and others for flavoring. |
| Variations | Albaloo Polo Tahdig |
| Similar dishes | tadig/tahdig, Shirin polow, sabzi polo |
Albaloo polo (Persian: آلبالو پلو) is an Iranian side dish of rice and sour cherries usually served with chicken, koobideh, or other types of kebab as well as some form of stews/(Khoresht). In Persian, Albaloo means cherry, or more specifically morello cherry. Polo is a style of cooked rice, known in English as pilaf. The dish can also be served as a type of tahdig known as Albaloo polow ba tahdiq maast, a specialty rice dish with a hardened bottom layer.
The herbs and spices used in this variation of polo vary, but typically include advieh, and saffron.
See also
External links
- Abaloo Polo recipe with chicken
- alternative recipe without chicken and more spices
- another recipe variation
- Polo or Chelo
- Persian Pilaf, Polo
- Sour Cherry Tahdig
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