About this dish
A festive sweet rice dish studded with candied orange peel, carrots, and slivered almonds.
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Ingredients
🍚2 cups basmati rice
🍊1 cup orange peel, julienned and candied
🥕1 cup carrot, julienned
🌰1/2 cup slivered almonds
🍬1/2 cup sugar
Method
Serves 41
Parboil the rice, then drain and steam until fluffy, forming a crisp base.2
Sauté the julienned carrot and candied orange peel with sugar until glossy.3
Toast the slivered almonds lightly.4
Mix the candied carrot, orange peel, and almonds through a portion of the rice.5
Layer with the remaining rice and serve, often alongside chicken.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Shirin polo, meaning 'sweet rice', is a traditional Persian celebratory dish, especially associated with weddings and Nowruz.
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