Baghali Polo

Baghali Polo is a delicious combination of rice, Fava beans, and dill, flavored with saffron and cinnamon. It is usually served with shank and chicken.

In Persian cooking, when we mix rice with some ingredients like Green bean, carrot, Fava beans, meat, etc., it is called Polo. Baghali Polo is one of the best Persian cuisines, served in different ceremonies. This kind of rice is served with a shank or white meat like fried chicken.To give a yummy taste to Baghali Polo, you can flavor it with saffron and cinnamon. Spring is the best time to eat Baghali Polo because, during this season, Fava beans are still fresh in their pods.

• Ingredients of Baghali polo

To test Baghali Polo, you have to know about its Ingredients. The ingredients which you may need are as follows: Rice, Fava beans, dill (fresh or dried), shank or chicken, chopped onion, garlic, turmeric, butter, salt, and saffron.

• Recipe of Baghali polo

  Cooking Baghali polo consists some steps as follows:
   
  • First step: At first you need to boil the water then add rice with a little lemon juice, salt, and oil. When the rice become parboiled, you have to rinse it. Remember to put the Fava beans in the cold water and let it cook for about 20 minutes over heat.
     
  • Second step: At this step, you have to mix the rice with shredding dill and Fava beans. Remember to make a yummy tahdig, before cooking this mix, add some amount of oil in the pot and wait to be heated, then put some loaves of bread, then add the mix and let it cooked for about 40 minutes.
     
  • Third step: Fry a lot of chopped onion with turmeric, then add the shank and some cloves of garlic, saute them in the hot oil. After 10 minutes, you have to add some glass of water and let it cooked for about two hours. Pay attention that the water shouldn’t cover the shank. After two hours, you can add salt and saffron to give a delicious taste to it.
     
  • Final step: Now mix some amount of Baghali polo with saffron and butter to design the food.

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• Where can you test a delicious taste of Baghali Polo?

  Baghali Polo serves in the most restaurants of Iran. Some of the best restaurants in Tehran Province are as follows:

  • Moslem Restaurant

    • Moslem Restaurant’s working hours start from 11:00 AM Until 6:00 PM.

    • Address: Haj Rahim Khan Alley, next to the Sabzeh Meydan, Tehran Grand Bazaar.

• Shamshiry Restaurant

  • Shamshiry Restaurant’s working hours start from 11:00 AM Until 9:00 PM.

  • Address: Sabzeh Meydan, Tehran Grand Bazaar.

• Hani Parseh Restaurant

  • Hani Parseh Restaurant’s working hours start from 11:00 AM Until 11:00 PM.

  • Address: Qaem Maqam-e-Farahani, Tehran Province.

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