Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, cabbage rice (kalam polow shirazi). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

How to make kalam polo (kalampolo), cabbage and rice at home in easy steps. Kalam polo is a persian iranian traditional recipe. A traditional and popular dish from the city of Shiraz, Kalam Polo consists of cabbage and small meatballs layered into rice, with - of course - an exotic combination of spices, herbs and flavors. Shiraz, known for its beautiful gardens and its deep poetic tradition (it was the.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook cabbage rice (kalam polow shirazi) using 10 ingredients and 20 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cabbage rice (kalam polow Shirazi):

1. Get rice
2. Make ready cabbage leaves (or turnip cabbage)
3. Prepare fresh herbs (dill- tarragon- basil-mint-spring onion)
4. Prepare medium onion
5. Make ready minced meat (beef/ lamb OR mixture of both)
6. Get saffron water
7. Get turmeric
8. Prepare Cinnamon
9. Take red pepper powder
10. Get Salt and olive oil

Like Loobia Polo the rice is steamed in a sauce that's packed with flavour, allowing it to soak up all the goodness. Literal translation being 'cabbage rice', you must love cabbage to appreciate this recipe, as it is not for all gastronomist due to its odoriferous nature. However, if you enjoy cabbage and have an understanding for its nutrients, I am certain you will take delight in this. This is another great variation of rice that is a staple in Iranian cooking.

Steps to make Cabbage rice (kalam polow Shirazi):

1. Wash the rice, soak in 4 cups of salty water for one hour before cooking.
2. Shred lengthwise cabbage leaves. chop finely all herbs. peel off onion and chop it finely.
3. Put a pan over a medium heat, add some olive oil and add chopped onion and allow to cook for about 10 minutes, stir it occasionally.
4. Add minced meat, stir it and breaking up any large chunks with spoon. Once color of meat is brown, add some red pepper and salt and saffron water.Remove it from the heat.
5. Put a pan on a medium heat and add 2tbs of olive oil, and add shredded cabbage leaves. Add all spices to cabbage leaves. cook for about 10 minutes or until have softened.
6. Then, add chopped herbs to cabbage leaves. Stir it until herbs have softened, and then remove it from the heat.
8. Put a pot with water on a high heat, bring it to boil. Drain salted water of rice and pour it into the boiled water. Let it to cook for about 10 minutes or until slightly is soft. Drain the rice in a colander under running water.
9. In a nonstick pot, add 2tbs of olive oil,
10. Place 3-4 cabbage leaves on the bottom of pot.
11. Then add some of parboiled rice.
12. Cover it with a layer of herbs
13. And next layer with minced meat and finish with a layer of rice. Cover the pot with lid. Allow to cook on a medium heat for 15-20 minutes. Once it is cooked, remove it from the heat, and serve it with pickles, salad.
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However, if you enjoy cabbage and have an understanding for its nutrients, I am certain you will take delight in this. This is another great variation of rice that is a staple in Iranian cooking. Even though I've had کلم پلو kalam polow in the past, I must say that I didn't particularly care for it until recently. I think liking cabbage is an acquired taste. Now that I have grown to like it, I add plenty to the pickles (torshi) I make.

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