{"id":60649,"date":"2023-10-18T08:24:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T08:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/?p=60649"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:31:16","slug":"zereshk-polo-ba-morgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/zereshk-polo-ba-morgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Zereshk Polo ba Morgh Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the expansive realm of Persian culinary delights, Zereshk Polo ba Morgh shines brightly. This dish, often reserved for special occasions and gatherings, brings together the tantalizing tartness of barberries with the savory goodness of chicken, all set atop a bed of perfectly steamed saffron-infused rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/zereshk-polo-ba-morgh\/#preparation\" >Preparation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/zereshk-polo-ba-morgh\/#ingredients\" >Ingredients<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/zereshk-polo-ba-morgh\/#what-to-serve-with-zereshk-polo\" >What To Serve With Zereshk Polo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/zereshk-polo-ba-morgh\/#what-to-serve-with-zereshk-polo-2\" >What To Serve With Zereshk Polo<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-preparation\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"preparation\"><\/span>Preparation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Zereshk polo with chicken is undoubtedly the most common persian dish in dinner party or family gathering. The secret of preparing a delicious and mouthwatering zereshk polow is lots of sauteed onion and saffron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two methods for cooking chicken for zereshk polo morgh recipe. You can first cook chicken in water with onions and spices and then fry it. But in another method that is used here, the chicken is first fried in a little bit of oil and then cooked with sauteed onion and other ingredients that make it\u2019s sauce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notes and Tips to Make Zereshk Polow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Crush and soak saffron to release its flavor. Crush A pinch of saffron threads in a mortar and pestle. Soak the saffron threads in hot water for about 5 to 20 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sauce for this recipe should be thick. If the sauce is too thin, remove the chicken from pot and boil to reduce until thick.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barberry should be saute over gentle heat because excessive heat can make barberries dry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To make your lunch or dinner dish more beautiful, after topping it with barberries, pour a tablespoon of pistachio slices. Its green color, along with the redness of the barberry, will give a beautiful look to the zereshk polow.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can use chicken breasts or chicken thighs to make zereshk polow morgh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Serves 4<br>Preparation: 30 minutes, plus soaking<br>Cooking: approximately 1\u00bc hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ingredients\"><\/span>Ingredients<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 chicken pieces (thighs or chicken breasts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 cups of rice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup barberry (zereshk)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tablespoon of tomato paste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 onion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 teaspoon bloomed saffron<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tablespoon Butter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salt and pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-to-serve-with-zereshk-polo\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-to-serve-with-zereshk-polo\"><\/span><strong>What To Serve With Zereshk Polo<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The best drink with zereshk polow is a mug of dough or rose water syrup that I suggest to you. Serve zereshk polo with a salad of fresh herbs so that the salads fiber can make you feel satiated. You can serve this delicious dish with salad shirazi, torshi(persian pickles) and youghurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"PERSIAN STYLE 10 MINUTE CHICKEN (  Zereshk Polo Ba Morgh)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7n8RrQWlmX0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-to-serve-with-zereshk-polo-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-to-serve-with-zereshk-polo-2\"><\/span><strong>What To Serve With Zereshk Polo<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The best drink with zereshk polow is a mug of dough or rose water syrup that I suggest to you. Serve zereshk polo with a salad of fresh herbs so that the salads fiber can make you feel satiated. You can serve this delicious dish with salad shirazi, torshi(persian pickles) and youghurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: New Persian Cooking: A Fresh Approach to the Classic Cuisine of Iran by Jila Dana-Haeri<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;60649&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;52&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5\\\/5 - (52 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Zereshk Polo ba Morgh Recipe&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;102.5&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; 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