Kalam Polo

Name: Kalam Polo
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Persian
Ingredients: 2 cups basmati rice; 1 small cabbage, shredded; 300g ground beef, for small meatballs; 1 cup fresh dill

کلم پلو/kah-LAHM poh-loh/

Also known as: Cabbage Rice

About this dish

Fragrant rice cooked with cabbage, meatballs, and dill, a traditional Shirazi dish.

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Ingredients

🍚2 cups basmati rice

🥬1 small cabbage, shredded

🥩300g ground beef, for small meatballs

🌿1 cup fresh dill

Method

Serves 2

Shape small meatballs from ground beef and spices, then fry until browned.

Sauté shredded cabbage until softened.

Parboil the rice, then layer with cabbage, meatballs, and dill in a pot.

Steam gently until the rice is fully cooked.

Serve with yogurt on the side.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Kalam polo is a specialty of Shiraz, combining cabbage and small meatballs into a fragrant herbed rice dish.

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