Sabzi polo

Sabzi polo is a cherished Persian rice dish that celebrates fresh herbs and the art of making fluffy rice with a crispy base called Tahdig.

Herbed rice pilaf with fish

Sabzi polo, a classic Persian herb rice is wonderfully fragrant and delicious. This fluffy rice dish is popular at Persian new year, Nowruz.

Sabzi polo is a delicious, aromatic, and fluffy herbed rice dish encased in a crunchy saffron layer called tahdig. It’s traditionally eaten by Iranians during Nowruz (Persian New Year).

This Vegan Sabzi Polo Ba Mahi recipe is a part of this week's Culture Tuesday column featuring 5 Vegan Nowruz Recipes. Find out more here.

Sabzi Polo ba Mahi translates to herbed rice with fish. Sabzi polo is a well known, popular Persian dish. It's rice mixed with bunch of herbs, usually parsley, cilantro and dill, however, any household might have their own mix of herbs for this dish. Sabzi Polo can be serve with different kinds of protein but this combination particularly is what gets serve in Persian new year/Nowrouz. You can choose any kind of fish that you like to serve with sabzi polo. Sea bass is easy to find, delicious…

This sabzi polo recipe uses a tortilla as a shortcut—as the rice steams on top, the tortilla sizzles into a crispy, golden-brown crust called tahdig.

This recipe was inspired by the Persian dish sabzi polo. You can use brown basmati rice instead of white basmati, just top with extra water and cook for 15-20 minutes more

INGREDIENTS 2.5 heaping cups basmati rice (I like Dunar brand which can be found at a persian market. if you don’t have access to rice from a persian market, Trader Joe’s has an Indian basmati rice which is pretty good) 3 T kosher salt ~5.5 cups well chopped herbs (I used 2 bunches of p

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