How to Prepare Delicious Shirin-Polow, Iranian Sweet Rice and Chicken

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Shirin-Polow, Iranian Sweet Rice and Chicken. Shirin means sweet and Polo is rice in Farsi. The mild sweetness and the festive look of this rice makes it a perfect centerpiece at special occasions such as Nowruz (Persian New Year), weddings, or other special gatherings. There are many different recipes for Shirin.

See the recipe for Shirin Polow Make the rice: Rinse rice in a strainer under water until water runs clear.

Some versions of shirin polow layer chicken in with the rice, while others leave it as just a rice dish, as I have made here.

This version of this elegant rice dish is only gently sweet, but it has a wonderfully aromatic flavor from the orange and delicious crunch from the almonds, not to mention a.

You can cook Shirin-Polow, Iranian Sweet Rice and Chicken using 16 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Shirin-Polow, Iranian Sweet Rice and Chicken

You need 1 kg of chicken breast without skin, boneless.
Prepare 1 1/4 cup of sugar.
It’s 1/2 cup of almonds, peeled, thinly sliced.
It’s 1/2 cup of pistachios, thinly sliced.
It’s 1 cup of orange peel, thinly sliced.
You need 2 of onions, thinly sliced.
You need 3 of carrots, cut into thin sticks.
It’s 4 tablespoons of butter.
It’s 5 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of saffron.
Prepare of salt to taste.
It’s of black pepper to taste.
Prepare of Rice.
It’s 500 g of long grain rice, soaked in warm water for 2 hours then drained.
You need 6 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
It’s 1 tablespoon of salt.

Shirin Polo is a Persian basmati rice dish traditionally served at weddings and other social occasions.

A great side dish to chicken, fish or any roast.

Is it just me or have we been consuming loads of sugar since fall began?

According to him, this type of rice is commonly found at Persian festive occasions.

Shirin-Polow, Iranian Sweet Rice and Chicken step by step

In a pan, heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and fry the onions in it until tender, then add in the chicken and fry until the chicken starts changing colour on all sides..
Pour a glass of water over the chicken and onion, season with salt and pepper then leave over medium heat for 20 minutes..
Add more water if necessary so that when the chicken is cooked, you should have half a cup of chicken broth remaining. Remove pan from heat and set aside..
Reserve 3 tablespoons of sugar for later use and dissolve the remaining sugar in a cup of water. Place over a medium flame and bring to a boil..
Pour the half cup of chicken broth over the water and sugar. Add in the saffron and 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Stir and set aside..
Place the sliced orange peel in a saucepan, cover with water then bring to a boil. Remove from heat; wash with cold water then drain and set aside..
In a skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter, add in the carrots and fry until they are soft..
Place the orange peel back into the saucepan; add in the fried carrots and the reserved 3 tablespoons of sugar, cover with water and cook for a few minutes. Drain and set aside..
To prepare the rice, pour 1 cup of water in a cooking pot and bring to a boil. Add in the rice and salt. Mix and keep on low heat until rice is soft. Then drain in a colander and wash the rice with warm water..
Put 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil in the cooking pot then put half of the rice back into the pot. Place the chicken onion mix on the rice and then cover with another layer of rice..
Spread half of the orange peel and carrot mix and half of the almonds and pistachios over the rice, then make another layer with the remaining rice and pour over it the sugar and chicken broth. Simmer, with the lid on for 30 minutes..
When done, flip the pot over a wide serving platter. The rice should be golden and molded into the shape of the pot..
Garnish with the remaining orange peel and carrot mix, pistachios and almonds. Serve hot..

His recipe suggested that you could use either turmeric or saffron.

Since saffron is so expensive, I opted for turmeric, but you can substitute a the same amount of saffron.

I finally got around to making this dish!

Shirin polo — also known as shekar polo — is a sweet rice pilaf, sometimes very sweet.

The recipe below tries to find a balanced middle ground between sweet and savory.