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Kermanshah sib polo, rice with potatoes

Kermanshah sib polo, rice with potatoes

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The Persian rice from Kermanshah, cooked with local apples and dill, simmered over low heat, and then topped with dates, grapes, and fried onions.

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Recipe from Roozitaa, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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This Persian rice, originating from Kermanshah, is made with locally grown apples and dill, and is topped with dates and grapes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Total1 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodCooking in a saucepan
  • Estimated cost$20.48 $3.41 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.87
  • $1.19
  • $4.76
  • $0.21
  • $0.77
  • $2.20
  • $0.92
  • $8.42
  • $1.14

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the rice for about 2 hours in salted water. Dice the apples.
  2. When the cooking water for the rice boils, add the rice. After a few minutes of boiling, add the apples. After another two or three minutes of boiling, drain the rice.
  3. Prepare a cooking base with butter, oil, and water. Pour in two ladles of rice into the base, sprinkle with dill, then add more rice, alternating with the chopped apples and dill. ≈ 2 min
  4. Cook for approximately 45 minutes over low heat, allowing the rice to fully cook.
  5. Garnish with dates, grapes, fried onions, and saffron rice.

The bill

Kermanshah sib polo, rice with potatoes

  • Approximately 1 kg of rice (5 cups)$0.87
  • 3 to 4 garden apples$1.19
  • 500 g of ground meat$4.76
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 100 g of grapes$0.77
  • 200 g of dates$2.20
  • 100 g of butter or oil$0.92
  • saffron and salt, in sufficient quantities$8.42
  • Fresh dill, in any quantity$1.14

Total$20.48

that's $3.41 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • Approximately 1 kg of rice (5 cups)
  • 3 to 4 garden apples
  • 500 g of ground meat
  • 1 onion
  • 100 g of grapes
  • 200 g of dates
  • 100 g of butter or oil
  • saffron and salt, in sufficient quantities
  • Fresh dill, in any quantity

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