This fabulous Persian rice dish is served on special occasions, especially weddings and Nowruz celebrations. It’s topped with toasted nuts, dried fruits and candied carrots and citrus peel.
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Shirin Polo
Sabzi Polo
(Persian herbed rice)
Sabzi polo is a brilliant green version of the famous Persian “polo,” or pilaf, rice dishes. The green comes from a variety of herbs that give an otherwise plain dish a sublime flavor.
Kookoo Sabzi
(Persian herbed omelet)
A kookoo — also spelled kookoo-ye, kuku, or kou-kou — is an Iranian open-faced omelet similar to an Italian frittata.
Fesenjan
(Persian chicken in pomegranate-walnut sauce)
Fesenjan is special occasion food in Iran. It is traditionally made with duck or pheasant in the north of the country along the Caspian Sea.
Reshteh Polo
(Persian aromatic rice and noodle pilaf layered with meat)
Reshteh polo is a pilaf made with a mixture of rice and toasted noodles that is traditionally served in many Iranian homes on the night before the spring festival of Nowruz.