Authentic Recipe Of Kalam Polo Shirazi. Savory Iranian-Persian Traditional Shiraz Style Cabbage Rice From Shiraz. - Agoralia Recipes (2024)

Difficulty Medium Cooking Difficulty Recipes

Price Level Expensive Recipes

Cooking Time Time: Less Than 4 Hours to be made Recipes

Main Ingredient Group Beef based Recipes, Condiments based Recipes, Grain – Seeds Based Recipes, Herbs based Recipes, Lamb based Recipes, Meat (Red) based Recipes, Rice based Recipes, Vegetable based Recipes

Spice Level Mild Spiced Recipes

Main Cooking Method Boiled, Boiled (Simmering), Fried, Fried (Stir) – Wok, Steaming

Occasional Cooking Weekend Family Meal Recipes

Rice

• 500 grams (1.1 lb) Basmati Rice or long grain rice
• 7 cups Water
• 2 tsp Salt

Meatballs

• 250 grams (8.82 oz) Ground (Minced) Lamb
• 250 grams (8.82 oz) Ground (Minced) Beef
• 1 pc Onion Large, chopped
• 1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil

Cabbage and Meat Sauce

• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder – Curcuma Powder
• 6 cups Cabbage Shredded
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Ground Black Pepper

Layering

• 3 tbsp Oil
• 3 tbsp Water
• 2 cups Fresh Basil Chopped
• 2 cups Fresh Parsley Chopped
• 2 cups Cilantro Chopped
• 2 cups Chives Chopped
• ½ cup Fresh Tarragon
• 1 cup Dill or dried dill (3 tbsp)

Meatballs

• In a bowl, combine chopped onions and meats.

• Add salt and pepper and make meatballs, about the size of hazelnuts.

• In a pan, heat oil.

• Fry meatballs, until the color changes. Make sure to flip the meatballs for even cooking.

Cabbage and Meat Sauce

• In a pan, add oil.

• Then add spices, turmeric, black pepper, and salt along with shredded cabbage

• Cook for 5 minutes with the lid on.

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• Then fry cabbage for 10 minutes without lid.

Rice

• Take a large pot. Add water and bring it to a boil.

• Add rice and salt.

• Cook until rice is soft at the edges and hard at the center. It will take about 5-7 minutes.

• Drain the rice in a colander and run cool water over the rice.

Layering

• Take a large pan, coat its base with oil and add water.

• Then layer cabbage mixture at the base.

• Add a layer of chopped herbs on it.

• Add a layer of rice over it.

• Layer cabbage sauce again and repeat. This time add meatballs along with herbs and repeat the process.

• Make a pyramid shape.

• At the top sprinkle some water.

• Put the pan over medium heat, once steam rise from rice lower the heat.

• Cover with a kitchen towel and cook for 40 minutes to 1 hour.

Serving

• Submerge pan into a sink filled with water.

• Then take a 12-inch (30 cm) serving platter and put it over the top.

• Invert the pot onto a platter to get a tahdig style bottom up.

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