Sabzi polo, or herbed rice, is a traditional dish that's typically served for Nowruz, the Persian New Year. To make it, you'll oil the pot and spread a saffron-yogurt-egg mixture over the bottom ...

Few dishes capture the essence of Persian hospitality and celebration like Zereshk Polo ba Morgh. With its vibrant saffron rice, jewel-like barberries, and rich, tomato-braised chicken ...

Saffron gives this fish a golden color and sweet floral flavor, while dried limes, a popular Persian souring ingredient ... This aromatic rice is full of fresh herbs that symbolize spring ...

Present the herbed rice with the fish and serve immediately. This recipes are adapted from Yasmin Khan’s book “The Saffron Tales: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen.” ...

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