Rice dish
Esfandi Polo
پلو اسفندی
The pattern above is ornament, not a photograph of the dish.
- Hands-on time
- 25 min (Estimated)
- Plan ahead
- 8 h
- Makes
- 4 servings (Estimated)
- Kind
- Rice dish
- Where it is eaten
- Provincial
- Serving
- 300 g
Cooking time is not documented in the source, so it is not shown.
Plan ahead. Soak dried legumes in advance; Soak rice before cooking (traditional method)
How this kind of dish is made
The source documents this dish but not a method specific to it. The steps below describe how dishes of this kind are generally made.
Rinse and, when appropriate, soak the rice.
Prepare the accompanying ingredients separately.
Parboil or cook the rice by the kateh method.
Layer or combine the rice and other ingredients.
Steam gently and serve.
Cook's notes
Avoid overcooking the rice or breaking the grains; a short rest after steaming improves texture and moisture distribution.
Background
This item is associated with Fars and Shiraz food culture, where rice, aromatic herbs, fruit, and sweet-sour flavors are prominent.
Nutrition
| Energy | 460 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 20 g |
| Fat | 14 g |
| Carbohydrate | 64 g |
Where this comes from
Official documentation strongly supports the dish or geographic attribution, but all recipe fields are not traceable to one dish-specific official recipe page.
Record: IR0553 · Evidence: B (Officially supported)
Open the source page https://www.visitiran.ir/province/fars-province