Qanbar polo is another authentic Iranian dish that has a warm nature. Cooking Qanbar polo and serving it with family and in the cold of winter can be very enjoyable. In the following, we will introduce you to the different ways of cooking this dish.
Shirazi Qanbar palo with minced meat
Shirazi Qanbar palo is obtained from a combination of rice, minced meat, dates, tahini and walnuts. This palo has a sweet, nutritious and very delicious taste and is usually prepared and served on special occasions or Yalda night.
Ingredients
Rice: 3 cups
Minced meat: 300 grams
Onion: 1 medium piece
Dates (stoneless): 20 to 25 (raisins can also be used instead of dates)
Tahini: 3 to 4 tablespoons
Chopped walnuts: 50 grams (optional)
Dissolved saffron: 2 tablespoons
Cinnamon, cumin, and turmeric: in sufficient quantities
Salt and pepper: as desired
Butter or oil: in necessary quantities
Recipe for Qanbar polo with meat balls
Step 1: Cooking Rice
<Before cooking rice, soak it for three to four hours. This will make it cook faster. After that, cook the rice in a rinsed style.
Step 2: Preparing meat balls
- Grate the onion and squeeze out its juice.
- Add onion, salt, pepper, cinnamon, and a little turmeric to the meat and mix well.
- Knead the ingredients well and shape into the balls.
- Fry the meat balls in a little oil until it is no longer watery and let it cook.
Step 3: Preparing the Dates
Next, remove the pits from the dates and put them in a pan with a little oil and butter and fry until soft and fragrant. Some people add raisins instead of dates to this Qanbar Polo model to give the food a different taste and appearance.
Step 4: Add the tahini
When the dates have cooled down a bit, pour the tahini over them and stir with a spoon until they are all coated with the tahini. If desired, add some chopped walnuts to this mixture.
Step 5: Layer the ingredients
Pour a layer of rinsed rice into a pot that has been coated with oil and the bottom of your desired pot. Then, add some of the date mixture (raisins), tahini, walnuts, and the meat balls. Continue these steps until the ingredients are finished.
Step 6: Steep:
Pour a little steeped saffron over the mixed rice and let it steep for 30 to 45 minutes over a low heat. This version of Qanbar Polo can also be cooked with barberry. Now it is time to serve this hot and tasty dish.
Qanbar Polo with Lentils
In the southern region of Iran, especially in Khuzestan and Bushehr, Qanbar Polo with lentils is cooked and served as a nutritious and energetic dish.
Ingredients:
Rice: 3 cups
Lentils: 1 cup
Minced meat: 200 grams (optional)
Onions: 2 pcs
Turmeric, pepper, salt: as needed
Rice spices and cinnamon: a little
Oil or butter: as needed
Raisins: 1 cup (optional)
Tahini: as desired
How to make Qanbar Polo with Lentils
Step 1: Prepare the Lentils
To start cooking Qanbar Polo with lentils, first clean and wash the lentils and cook them with the right amount of water and a little salt until they are half cooked.
Step 2: Prepare the Rice
Soak the rice with water and salt for a few hours. After enough time has passed, boil the rice in the usual way (drain). When the rice grains can be cut in half, add the half-cooked lentils to it and drain both together.
Step 3: Prepare the Meat
Finely chop the onion and fry in a little oil until golden. Add the minced meat, sprinkle turmeric and pepper on it and place it on the flame with the hot onion until the meat is browned. You can also add a little cinnamon and rice spice to this mixture.
Adding raisins to this dish is optional and not mandatory. For this purpose, fry the raisins in a little oil until they puff up and their aroma is noticeable.
Step Five: Mixing the Ingredients and Preparing the Rice
To continue cooking the Qanbar polo with lentils, fill the bottom of the pot with a little oil and the bottom of your desired pot (bread or potato). Pour the ingredients and rice into the pot in layers. Pour some rice and lentils and then fill it with some meat stock and roasted raisins. Continue this until the ingredients are completely finished. Finally, for a better aroma and flavor of the food, you can sprinkle a little cinnamon or rice spice on the ingredients. Let the rice simmer for about 40 minutes over low heat.
The Qanbar polo with lentils is ready to serve. Put this delicious rice in a dish and sprinkle some sesame seeds on it and enjoy its unique taste and properties.
Qanbar Polo with Black Beans
In the south of Iran, especially in Fars province, Qanbar Polo is also cooked with black beans and served with tahini. It is not a bad idea for you to prepare this dish and taste it.
Ingredients
Rice: 3 cups
Black beans: 1 cup
Onions: 2 medium ones
Raisins for rice: 1 cup
Chopped walnuts: half a cup
Oil or butter: as needed
Tahini: as desired (for serving)
Turmeric, salt and pepper: as needed
Infused saffron: 2 tablespoons (optional)
Qanbar Polo Recipe
Step 1: Cooking the Beans
Black-eyed beans are puffy; therefore, it is better to soak them the night before. Cook the beans with fresh water until they are completely cooked and soft.
Step 2: Preparing the Onion and Ingredients
Chop the onions and fry them in a pan with a little oil or butter until golden. Set aside half of the hot onion for decoration. Add some turmeric and pepper to the remaining onions, raisins, walnuts, and cooked beans. Fry the ingredients together until they are fragrant. You can add a little cinnamon, cardamom powder, or cumin to this mixture to make the food fragrant and fragrant.
Step 3: Preparing and Cooking the Rice
Soak and rinse the rice a few hours in advance. While draining, add the cooked black-eyed beans to the rice. Next, place the bottom of the pot on the bottom of the pot and pour the rice, beans, and roasted ingredients into it in layers. Spread a little saffron on the rice and let it simmer for about 45 minutes over low heat.
Put the prepared Qanbar polo in a serving dish and decorate it with the remaining hot onion. When serving, you can pour a suitable amount of tahini on the rice or on the side. The combination of hot rice with tahini will create a different and very delicious taste.
Qanbar polo with carrots
To cook delicious Qanbar polo, you can use carrots and chicken meat. This dish is often flavored with nutritious and aromatic ingredients such as walnuts, raisins, hot onions, and saffron. The tahini sauce gives this pilaf a unique and extremely hearty taste.
Ingredients for Qanbar Polo with Chicken
Rice: 3 cups
Minced meat: 200 grams
Onions: 2 medium ones
Carrots: 2 pieces
Chopped walnuts: half a cup
Raisins for rice: half a cup
Pomegranate paste: 3 tablespoons
Pulled saffron: as needed
Spices (salt, pepper, turmeric): as needed
Oil or butter: as needed
How to make Qanbar Polo with Carrots
Step 1: Cooking the rice
Cook or rinse the rice that you have soaked in advance.
Step 2: Cooking the meat
The meat in this Qanbar Polo model is prepared in the form of dumplings. To do this, grate one of the onions and add it to the minced meat along with chickpea flour, turmeric, salt and pepper and knead well. Form the meat into small dumplings, dump them in oil and fry until they are fully cooked and browned.
Step 3: Preparing the carrots
Wash and slice the carrots and fry with saffron and sugar until cooked and soft. You can add a little water to these ingredients and put them on the stove until they are fully cooked.
Finally, place the desired bottom of the pot on the bottom of the pot and pour the saffron rice, the dumpling meat and the carrot sauce in layers. Continue this process until all the ingredients are used up. Transfer the food to a dish and serve with the tahini. The sweet taste of this dish combined with the tahini will give it an unforgettable taste.
How to make Qanbar Polo with Chicken and tahini Sauce
Qanbar Polo with chicken has a pleasant taste. This dish is often prepared with nutritious and aromatic ingredients such as walnuts, raisins, hot onions and saffron. Tahini sauce gives this pilaf a unique and extremely hearty taste.
Ingredients for Qanbar Polo with Chicken
Rice: 3 cups
Chicken: 2 pieces (thigh or breast)
Onions: 2 medium ones
Chopped walnuts: half a cup
Raisins for pilaf: half a cup
Pomegranate paste: 1 tablespoon
Chickpea flour: one tablespoon
Steamed saffron: as needed
Tahini: as desired
Spices (salt, pepper, cinnamon, turmeric): as needed
Oil or butter: as needed
Qanbar Polo How to prepare
Step 1: Cooking the chicken
To prepare this type of Qanbar Polo, cook the chicken with an onion, some turmeric, salt, pepper, and a little water until it is completely cooked. Then remove the prepared chicken from the water and shred its meat.
Step 2: Preparing and cooking the rice
Soak the rice a few hours in advance and cook it half-cooked using a colander or a sieve.
Step 3: Preparing the nut mixture
In a frying pan, heat some oil and chop the onion and fry until golden brown. Add the walnut kernels, raisins, and shredded chicken meat to the hot onion. Add pomegranate paste and desired spices (cinnamon, a little black pepper, and turmeric) and fry all the ingredients until the mixture is smooth.
Step 4: Layering
Pour oil into the bottom of the pot and place the desired bottom of the pot (potato or bread) in it. Next, pour a layer of rinsed rice into the pot and add a layer of the chicken and nut mixture. Repeat this until all the ingredients are used up. Finally, sprinkle some steeped saffron on the surface of the rice and let your pilaf steep slowly.
How to make tahini sauce
Ingredients
Tahini: 3 tablespoons
Fresh lime juice: 1 tablespoon
Cold water: a little (to thin the sauce)
A little salt
Grated garlic, if desired: 1 small clove
How to make tahini sauce
To make a tasty tahini sauce, pour the tahini into a container and add lemon juice and salt to it. Stir this mixture with a spoon and gradually add cold water to it until the sauce reaches the desired consistency. If you wish, you can add a little grated garlic to this mixture and stir again.
Serve Qanbar Polo with Chicken with Tahini Sauce
After the rice is cooked, serve the chicken Qanbar Polo with Tahini sauce in a container and enjoy it with Tahini sauce. This sauce will give your food a special taste and properties.
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