Recipe: Tasty Persian herbed rice with fish (Sabzi polow mahi) for Iranian new year (Nowruz)

Persian herbed rice with fish (Sabzi polow mahi) for Iranian new year (Nowruz). Sabzi Polo (Polow) Mahi, Persian Herbed Rice with Fish, is a traditional Nowruz recipe. Nowruz is the Persian spiritual New Year; celebrated not just in Iran, but in many other central Asian countries, and falls on the vernal equinox, the first day of spring. Sabzi Polow (herb rice) and Mahi (fish) is traditionally served for the Persian new year Norooz.

My mom cooked & I filmed. In the middle of the video i was nagging why she puts the fish on the meat side (coz Gordon Ramsey puts from the skin side) and lets just say she didn't appreciate his. Norouz (Persian New Year) Polow (Rice) Vegan. You can cook Persian herbed rice with fish (Sabzi polow mahi) for Iranian new year (Nowruz) using 18 ingredients and 29 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Persian herbed rice with fish (Sabzi polow mahi) for Iranian new year (Nowruz)

1. You need of Ingredients for the rice.
2. It's 200 g of rice.
3. It's 150 g of mixed herbs (parsley, coriander, dill, spring onions), finely chopped and washed.
4. You need 1 Tbsp of ground cinnamon.
5. Prepare 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and diced.
6. Prepare to taste of Salt.
7. You need of Tortila bread.
8. Prepare of Vegetable oil and butter.
9. You need of Ingredients for fish.
10. You need 200 g of haddock fish.
11. You need 4 Tbsp of plain flour.
12. You need 1/2 Tsp of turmeric.
13. Prepare 1 of egg.
14. It's 1 Tsp of saffron water.
15. Prepare 4 Tbsp of bread crumbs.
16. You need to taste of Salt- chilli powder.
17. Prepare 1 of lemon or lime.
18. It's of Vegetable oil.

Sabzi Polow Mahi ~ Persian Herbed Rice with Last week I posted Reshteh Polow and this week we have Sabzi Polow Mahi and Kuku Sabzi. Sabzi Polo is a traditional Persian herbed rice pilaf. This dish in particular is eaten during the Persian New Year (Nowruz, late March) and served with white fish. Celebrate the new year, Navroz (Nowruz) with this classic Persian recipe from Chachi's Kitchen, UK, Sabzi Polo ba Mahi (herbed Fresh herbs like parsley, coriander and dill, symbolic of rebirth, infuse the rice with their scents.

Persian herbed rice with fish (Sabzi polow mahi) for Iranian new year (Nowruz) step by step

1. Wash and finely chop the herbs, Set aside..
2. Wash the rice. In a bowl with salted water add rice and let the rice soak for about 1 hour. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Drain the soaked rice and stir it into the boiling water.Allow to cook the rice for 7 minutes..
3. Add chopped herbs and let to cook for 3 minutes more..
4. Then drain the rice and discarding the water..
5. Pour oil over the bottom of the pot. Place a sheet of thin bread on the bottom of pot..
6. Spread half of the rice over the bread,.
7. Add diced garlic.
8. And some ground cinnamon.
9. Then repeat with remaining of the rice. Finally place small pieces of butter top of the rice..
10. Cover the pot with a lid and set over high heat for 2-3 minutes and then simmer for 30 minutes. Once the rice is ready let rest for 5 minutes and serve it with fish and sabzi koko (herbed frittata)..
11. In a plate mix flour with turmeric, salt and chili powder. Crack the eggs in a bowl, add salt and chili powder and beat together..
12. Coat both sides of the fish with flour,.
13. Dip in the beaten eggs.
14. And coat with bread crumb.
15. Fry in the pan..
16. Dish is ready. So so soo delicious, healthy and aromatic..
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And not to mention the exotic flavour. Persian Herb Rice or Sabzi Polow is a traditional Iranian dish usually served with fish, especially on Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Make this of another of the great recipes in this post to celebrate #WeekdaySupper! The Sabzi Polo va Mahi is a traditional Persian dish served at their New Year, which comes at the beginning of spring. The celebration happens every year to signify the beginning of spring.