Albaloo Polo with Chicken Recipe _ Persian Sour Cherry Rice

Iranian albaloo polo is one of the most popular traditional Persian foods, which is often a staple of formal gatherings and parties. Although many people attribute its origin to Azerbaijan. But many consider its origin to be Shirazi.

The background of albaloo polo is not known for sure but what is clear is that this traditional Iranian food is cooked in different ways in the central and northern parts of our country.

Iranian sour cherry pilaf regains its prosperity every year with the beginning of the summer season and the ripening of sour cherries.

Of course, many people freeze sour cherries for the winter in the summer to enjoy their unique flavor in other seasons. But without a doubt, Iranian albalu polo made with fresh sour cherries is something else.

Albaloo polo is served in different ways: albaloo polo with meatball and this polo with chicken. Each of them is delicious and hearty and the choice of its type depends on your own taste. In addition, it depends on your taste whether cherry polo is cooked sweet or sour.

In this article, I am going to teach you how to prepare cherry pilaf with chicken, so stay with me until the end of the article.

Albalo polo For 4 people

preparation time:45 minute

cooking time:1 hour

How to make albaloo polo with chicken? (Albaloo polo ba morgh recipe)

Ingredients :

Seedless sour cherries (you can use more or less)	3.5 ounce
Cubed chicken fillet (you can add more or less or use meat)	5.2 ounce
Medium onion	1 pc
Garlic	3 cloves
Brewed Persian saffron	2 tablespoons
Red pepper, cinnamon, salt, paprika, lemon juice, vinegar, turmeric powder	as needed
Oil,	as needed
Pistachio or almond slices	as needed
Sugar	2 tablespoons

Instruction :

 

If you have restrictions on eating red meat or want a more delicious albaloo polo, you can use the recipe for albaloo polo with chicken.

1. First, soak the rice for 2 to 3 hours. Now, you can cut the chickens into any size you like. I cut the chickens into cubes.

2. Grease the bottom of the pan with oil, put the chickens in it, and close the pan for a few minutes until the chickens change color a little. Then we add turmeric powder, cinnamon, paprika, red pepper, and spices to the fillets and saute until all the fillets are flavorful.

3. We close the pan lid with the same low heat. We give time for the chickens to drain.

4. Now, we pour the chopped garlic cloves on the fillets and put the lid on the pan again until the smell of garlic comes out a little.

We add a cup of boiling water plus three medium bay leaves to our chicken and let it cook for twenty to half an hour until the water evaporates completely.

When the water of the chicken fillets evaporates, we remove the bay leaves and start flavoring them.

5. In this step, I added some saffron, but you can not do this because according to the ingredients we used to cook the chicken, our fillets have a very good taste and smell.

6. you can go to the sour cherries until the chickens are cooked. Pour them into a pan, add a spoonful of oil, and then reduce the heat.

7. Add two spoons of sugar and mix little by little. At this stage, you must be patient and wait until the sour cherries open their color and drain some water. The sour cherries will take 10 to 15 minutes to be cooked in the cherry juice.

After that, place a filter in a suitable bowl and pass the cooked sour cherry through the filter to remove the juice. I pour some rice in cherry juice to have pink rice for decoration.

8. Then pour the rice with one tablespoon of salt, two tablespoons of oil, and three cups of water into a pot and set the heat to medium. After 7 to 10 minutes, rinse the rice. (the cooking time is approximate and depends on the type of rice you have)

9. Now, it’s time to mix ingredients with rice. Please pick up a suitable pan and pour a little oil into it. Could you put it on the flame to make it hot. Now, pick it up from the flame and start pouring it layer by layer with rice and ingredients.

 

10. The first layer is rice, then pour a layer of cooked sour cherries and, if you desire, almond and pistachio slices. Continue this until the rice and ingredients are finished.

In the last layer of ingredients, we add sour cherry juice to the rice so that the natural flavor of the sour cherry goes to the rice, and we put the lid on the pot until our food is cooked.

11. Put the lid on the pan and increase the flame. When the rice steam rises, decrease the flame and let it cook for 45 to 1 hour.

12. When it’s ready, you can pour it into the desired dish and start decorating the food with cooked chicken. (Note: If you have time or enjoy the taste of fried onions with this dish, you can slice the onion, fry it until it turns golden, and use it for decoration.)

• This is our albaloo polo. Because few people make this dish and its taste is unknown, you can introduce one of the most special and delicious dishes to your guests.
• Albaloo polo is served along with Torshi Albaloo, Mast o Musir, and Salad Shirazi.

 

sour cherry(albaloo) properties and benefits:

Sour Cherry is one of the fruits that has many properties. This fruit can play an important role in maintaining the health of the body. In addition, it is effective in the treatment of some diseases. Below are some of the properties of this delicious fruit.

The nature of sour cherry is cold and dry. Consuming sour cherries is useful for hot-tempered people and removes the concentration of blood and bile. Sour Cherries can be used as fresh sour cherries, pickled sour cherries, sour cherry syrup, sour cherry juice, sour cherry jam,albaloo polo.

1. Benefits of sour cherries and cleansing the body:

One of the most important properties of cherry is its cleansing. This fruit can clean the digestive system and liver well. Digestion of sour cherries is also done in the face and will not be difficult for people with digestive problems.

If cherry is used regularly, the blood will be completely cleansed, and the person will feel better. The presence of anthocyanin doubles the properties of sour cherries, improves blood circulation, and increases blood supply to the organs.

2. Strengthening the body’s immune system with sour cherry properties:

Sour Cherries are rich in antioxidants and flavonoids. Flavonoids can strengthen the body’s immune system against infections, microbes, and viruses.

3.Properties of sour cherries and prevention of cancer:

One of the most obvious properties of cherry is its great effect in preventing cancer. Sour Cherries with ellagic acid, limonene, and prolyl alcohol can prevent the growth of cancer cells and tumor formation.

The presence of such substances in sour cherries effectively prevents breast, lung, colon, liver, and skin cancers. Therefore, if you want to improve your cells’ health, do not neglect the properties of sour cherries; consume them abundantly.

4. The role of cherry properties in skin collagenization:

Cherry is effective in skin rejuvenation and collagen production. The presence of high amounts of vitamin C and vitamin A helps the skin to be fresh and youthful; with its continuous use, the brightness and transparency of the skin increase.

If you want freshness in your skin, you can consume this fruit raw or in the form of tea. In addition, you can mask it on your face so that the vitamin C in it is absorbed through the skin.

 

Nutritional Content of Sour Cherry

• Sour cherries are a good source of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Here are some of the key nutrients found in 1 cup (140g) of raw, unsweetened sour cherries:

• • • Carbohydrates: 19g
    • Calories: 77
    • Fiber: 3g
    • Protein: 2g
    • Fat: 0.5g
    • Vitamin C: 16% of the Daily Value (DV)
    • Vitamin A: 8% of the DV
    • Potassium: 10% of the DV
    • Copper: 12% of the DV
    • Manganese: 12% of the DV

• sourced by: kayawell.com

Important warning about cherry consumption:

Cherry kernels have a bitter taste and contain poisonous substances, so do not consume cherry kernels and be careful not to let the kernels enter the fruit juice while juicing.

Consumption of laxative fruits such as sour cherries and sour cherries by children under 3 years of age causes diarrhea and digestive problems.

If children eat ripe and unripe sour cherries that still have the effects of poisons on them, it will cause problems for the child’s digestive system to digest and cause poisoning.

As the fruit ripens and the poison is gradually washed away with rain water and irrigation, the fruit poison becomes less, and its digestion is better.

Important points in choosing sour cherries:

• Choose sour cherries that are ripe, fresh, and bright red.
• Do not buy sour cherries that are dark in color and have brown spots.
• Do not consume sour cherries that are not completely red and have firm flesh because consuming them will cause indigestion and disrupt the work of the intestines.

Notes :

 

We can use various methods to prepare this delicious food with chicken. The first method is to use a piece of chicken to add whole chicken thigh or breast to this polo or place in the bottom of the pot.

• Albaloo polo with frozen sour cherries:

Considering that many Iranian families are interested in this Pilaf if the cherry season is over, they can no longer use this delicious food.

This issue has caused them to freeze fresh sour cherries in the summer so they can cook authentic and traditional Iranian food in seasons and occasions.

However, the question arises of whether the frozen cherry used in this dish will give the food its usual taste. In this case, it can be said that the taste and aroma of cherry are preserved well in the freezer and give the same taste.

So, our advice to the people who are interested in this polo is that they must buy large quantities of sour cherries in the summer season and put them in the freezer so that they can use this food in other seasons and at parties and gatherings.

• Albaloo polo with cherry jam:

If you decide to prepare albaloo polo for your party and ceremony and sour cherries are not available, you can use cherry jam in such a way that when you rinse the rice, pour a layer of rice and a layer of cherry jam and at the end, first pour the rice in a dish and decorate it with fried meatballs.

• Try to pit the sour cherries in such a way that they retain their appearance.
• Never add water to cook sour cherries. Because it gives back a lot of water when cooking.
• When serving, set aside a small bowl of sour cherries to garnish the rice.
• For saffron rice, mix some white rice with a little brewed saffron and some butter.
• The rice should brew for 40 minutes to an hour.
• You can also use cherry jam to prepare this Persian food in other seasons of the year. Pour some jam into a strainer and separate the syrup. Pour the jam on the drained rice and let it brew similarly.

FAQ :

1. What should we do if the bottom of albaloo polo pot does not turn black?

In the way of making albalu polo, because the cherry gives back its water at the bottom of the pot, it is better to have tahdig at the bottom of the pot. It doesn’t matter if you use bread or potatoes for tahdig. This will prevent the pot from getting burnt.

2. What should we do to preserve the appearance of sour cherries in this pilaf?

It is better to preserve the appearance of sour cherries in albaloo polo, do not boil the sour cherries too much so that they are not crushed.

3. If we didn’t have fresh sour cherries, can we use cherry jam in this food?

Yes, we can use cherry jam instead of fresh sour cherries in polo albaloo.

4. how many calories are in albaloo polo?

About 50 kilo calories of energy are in each tablespoon of albaloo polo.

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