Best Gheymeh Nesar Recipe{ Rice Pilaf with Nuts}+16Notes

Gheymeh nesar Ingredients:

Instruction gheimeh nesar:

1. peel off the onion, wash it, and chop it into small pieces. Then, pour it into a frying pan and put it on medium heat. Saute it until well golden brown. Now, put it aside.

2. Soak the rice in water and salt for 2 to 4 hours. Also, soak the almond slices in a small bowl with water for one hour.

3. Pour the almond slices with the pistachio slices for 10 minutes in a bowl containing rose water.

After this time, drain it and fry it in a little oil(If you get khalal narenj ready-made from the store, it is sweetened, but if you want to make it yourself.

You must boil it three to four times with cold water and pour out the water each time).

4. Soak the barberry in some water for 10 minutes, drain it, fry it in oil, add sugar, and turn off the heat.

(After washing the barberry, be sure to let it dry, then fry it in butter because if it is wet, it will lose its color).

5. Pour the meat into a hot oil pot and saute it on medium heat until the water is completely absorbed.

Add the onion that fry it before to the meat, then add the turmeric powder and fry.

When we add the meat to the onion, increase the flame so the meat does not boil.

6. Add 3 cups of water to the meat (to the extent that the water covers it), then add cinnamon sticks and cardamom and let it cook for 2 hours and 30 minutes on low heat.

7. In the last 15 minutes of cooking the meat, add tomato paste and spices (salt, turmeric powder, black pepper) and let it cook until fully cooked and soft.

8. Pour the rice you drained before into a pot containing boiling water and put it on high heat for 7 to 14 minutes until it is ready, then drain it.

9. Pour the rice into a pot containing hot oil. Put the lid on the heat and increase the heat until the rice steam rises.

10. Melt the butter on low heat. When the rice steam rises, pour it on the rice. Pour the saffron into a corner of the rice, put the lid on the pot, and reduce the heat. The rice brews for 30 minutes.

11. After cooking gheyme nesar, pour rice on a plate, then pour the meat mixture, saffron rice, almond slices, pistachio slices, barberry, and orange peal slices on it and serve.

You can also read albaloo polo recipe.

How To Serve Gheymeh Nesar?

Gheymeh Nesar is usually served as the main dish for dinner or lunch at various events. In addition to this dish, you can use a variety of salads and vegetables, such as Shirazi salad and sabzi khordan.

You can use dairy desserts such as mast o khiar and mast o musir. Iranian doogh and carbonated drinks can also be used as drinks.

Pay attention to this point that Iranian pickles are usually used less often with this dish. Because pickles have no similarity with types of ghee.

Health Benefits of Gheymeh Nesar

Boost brain health

Almonds are rich in nutrients that are important for the development and health of the human brain. Consuming almonds has a lot to do with increasing the level of intelligence.

Cholesterol level regulation

Regular consumption of almonds helps increase the blood’s good cholesterol (HDL) level.

Improving bone health

Almonds are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, and phosphorus. Phosphorus significantly influences the strength and durability of bones and teeth.

Prevention of heart diseases

Preventing heart disease is one of the health benefits of almonds found in gheymeh nesar. Unsaturated fats, protein, and potassium in almonds all help maintain heart health.

16 NOTES for Gheymeh Nesar Recipe:

1. You can soak sliced nuts in some water or rose water to soften them. However, do not soak sliced ​​pistachios in water because their green colour will be removed.

2. In addition to almond, pistachio, and Barberry, you can use orange peel slices with a different flavour. If you use orange slices for decoration, it is better not to overuse them because it will make the food taste bitter.

3. Never add salt while preparing the meat because it makes cooking slow.

4. You can add some rose water to the mixture of almond and pistachio slices to make the flavor of gheymeh nesar unique.

5. If you prepare this polo for your party and as a party food, chopping the meat more coarsely is better.

6. In some gheymeh nesar recipes, at the stage of cooking the rice, the stew of this food is poured layer by layer of the rice and brewed with it.

7. Pouring some animal oil on the rice gives a unique aroma to the food.

8. The lower the gas flame and the longer the meat is cooked, the softer the final texture and the more delicious your taste.

9. Let the meat absorb the juice and tomato paste completely and become thick.

10. Sheep meat is used in the preparation of this food. If you don’t like the taste of mutton, you can use veal.

11. Turn off the heat immediately after the sugar dissolves to prevent Barberry from turning black.

12. You can reduce the sweetness of the food by adding a little lemon juice.

13. This food is dry; Therefore, you can serve some meat juice separately.

14. Brew saffron completely thick to give a better colour to the food. Too much-diluted saffron causes the rice to loosen.

15. It is better to use golden or red onion than white onion to prepare this food. White onions make food too sweet.

16. Adding potatoes or bread for tahdig can make gheimeh nesar rice more attractive.

Related: kalam polo shirazi.

What is Gheymeh nesar in English?

The meaning of Gheymeh nesar in English is in two parts
1 .gheymeh : means sliced meat

 2. Nasar: Because the words gheymeh nazar and Nazar were not pleasant, “nesar” was used after that.

Of course, nesar also means what is given to the guests at the wedding. A combination of meat, nuts, and rice with a special sauce is called gheymeh nesar.

Making homemade candied orange peels doesn’t take much work, but it will require some patience. It takes about 45 minutes for the peels to candy (this is when I snack on the oranges), then you need to wait until they dry, about 12 to 24 hours.

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FAQ gheymeh nesar:

1. What kinds of slices are used to prepare gheymeh nesar Qazvin?

Almond slices, pistachio slices, and orange peel slices are used in this food. Soak the almond slices in rose water briefly and fry again in butter, but to the extent that it does not change colour.

2. How do you get the bitterness of orange peel?

To get the bitterness of orange peel, first cut them into slices. Then, put the slices in boiling water and let them boil a few times to remove their bitterness. Finally, wash the slices with cold water and drain.

3. How many calories are in gheymeh nesar?

Every 3.5 ounces of gheymeh nesar is 200 calories.

4. What is served with gheyme nesar?

Along with gheymeh nesar, salad Shirazi, zeytoon parvardeh, and mast o khiar is served.

5. What is gheimeh in farsi?

The meaning of gheimeh in Farsi is meat pieces. Square or rectangular pieces of cooked meat, can be seen in Iranian stews such as gheimeh sibzamini or gheimeh nesar.

4. What is the history of Gheymeh?

In general, gheimeh stew is a very old food and the history of cooking this food goes back several centuries. It is impossible to say exactly in which year and who cooked this dish.
However, since the root of the name of this dish comes from a word in the Turkish language, it can be attributed to the Azeri-speaking regions of Iran.

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