Kalam polo
Kalam polo is a Persian dish made with rice, cabbage, and ground meat. To cook Kalan Polo, you need to prepare the rice in Polow style and add the cabbage and meat sauce to it.
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Servings: 4 people
Calories: 179kcal
Cost: $15
Ingredients
- 3 cups Persia or Basmati rice
- ½ lb ground beef
- 1 small white cabbage (dicedor sliced)
- 1 onion diced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoon brewed saffron
- Potato (for crust)
- Water
- ½ cup dried herbs including basil and parsley and leek (optional)
Instructions
- Boil the sliced cabbage in water.
- Pour some oil into a pan and fry the diced onion.
- Fry the ground meat or meatballs with the onions.
- Add turmeric, pepper, and salt to meat.
- Add one tablespoon saffron.
- Add tomato paste to the sauce.
- Rinse the cabbage after its softened and add it to the meat.
- Boil and rinse the rice for final cooking.
- Mix the herbs with rice.
- Pour some oil into the pot.
- Pour one tablespoon saffron.
- Place the sliced potatoes for the crust.
- Mix the rice with the cabbage sauce and pout it on the potatoes.
- Cover the pot’s lid with a piece of cloth or tissue.
- Cook for 1 hour on low or medium heat.
Notes
Uniqop’s advice:
- Adding some dried herbs such as scallions, parsley, or basil van make your dish more aromatic
- Some caramelised fried onions as a topping can make your food look better and adds to its taste.
- Using some Advieh Polo (rose, cinnamon and caraway seed grind mixture ) makes your dish tastier.
- Using butter instead of oil adds to the aroma and taste of food.
Nutrition
Calories: 179kcal