How to Make Perfect Cabbage rice (kalam polow Shirazi)

How to Make Perfect Cabbage rice (kalam polow Shirazi) Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Cabbage rice (kalam polow Shirazi). A while back one of the readers requested Kalam Polow, rice with cabbage. This type of rice is not something that I grew up eating because neither my I had to do a little experimenting because in true Persian style I only was given a list of ingredients. Much to my surprise the Shirazi version of this rice.

Kalam Polo "Cabbage Rice" Recipe - بهترین روش تهیه کلم پلو خوشمزه و دلچسب که باید حتما امتحان کنید.

Kalam means cabbage and polo is rice in Farsi.

Like most recipes this one also has Preparing Kalam Polo with ground meat involves the least amount of work and the The top layer will be the meat mixture.

You can have Cabbage rice (kalam polow Shirazi) using 10 ingredients and 20 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cabbage rice (kalam polow Shirazi)

1. It’s 200 g of rice.

2. You need 200 g of cabbage leaves (or turnip cabbage).

3. You need 100 g of fresh herbs (dill- tarragon- basil-mint-spring onion).

4. It’s 1 of medium onion.

5. You need 300 g of minced meat (beef/ lamb OR mixture of both).

6. You need 1 tbs of saffron water.

7. It’s 1 tsp of turmeric.

8. Prepare 1 tsp of Cinnamon.

9. It’s 1/2 tsp of red pepper powder.

10. It’s of Salt and olive oil.

Enjoy Kalam Polo with a side of Salad Shirazi, Sabzi.

This is another great variation of rice that is a staple in Iranian cooking.

Even though I've had کلم پلو kalam polow in the past, I must say that I didn't particularly care for it until recently.

I think liking cabbage is an acquired taste.

Cabbage rice (kalam polow Shirazi) instructions

1. Wash the rice, soak in 4 cups of salty water for one hour before cooking..

2. Shred lengthwise cabbage leaves. chop finely all herbs. peel off onion and chop it finely..

3. Put a pan over a medium heat, add some olive oil and add chopped onion and allow to cook for about 10 minutes, stir it occasionally..

4. Add minced meat, stir it and breaking up any large chunks with spoon. Once color of meat is brown, add some red pepper and salt and saffron water.Remove it from the heat..

5. Put a pan on a medium heat and add 2tbs of olive oil, and add shredded cabbage leaves. Add all spices to cabbage leaves. cook for about 10 minutes or until have softened..

6. Then, add chopped herbs to cabbage leaves. Stir it until herbs have softened, and then remove it from the heat..

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8. Put a pot with water on a high heat, bring it to boil. Drain salted water of rice and pour it into the boiled water. Let it to cook for about 10 minutes or until slightly is soft. Drain the rice in a colander under running water..

9. In a nonstick pot, add 2tbs of olive oil,.

10. Place 3-4 cabbage leaves on the bottom of pot..

11. Then add some of parboiled rice..

12. Cover it with a layer of herbs.

13. And next layer with minced meat and finish with a layer of rice. Cover the pot with lid. Allow to cook on a medium heat for 15-20 minutes. Once it is cooked, remove it from the heat, and serve it with pickles, salad..

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Now that I have grown to like it, I add plenty to the pickles (torshi) I make.

In a big bowl mix ground beef, grated onions, salt and pepper.

Sometimes spelled kalam polow, or kalam pollo.

How to make kalam polo (kalampolo), cabbage and rice at home in easy steps.

Kalam polo is a persian iranian traditional recipe.