Shirazi Rice Amongst Tiny Meatballs, Herbs & Kohlrabi Fries (Kalam Polow Shirazi)

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This is a most flavorful as well as aromatic rice that is called کلم پلوبا کلم قمری وگوشت قلقلی  kalam polow Shirazi inwards Persian, as well as it is a wonderful dish from the beautiful ancient metropolis of Shiraz, Iran. This delicious rice is layered amongst tiny as well as tasty meatballs, a combination of fragrant fresh herbs such every bit basil, tarragon as well as savory as well as and therefore topped amongst kohlrabi fries. I heard most this recipe from a real sort as well as generous Shirazi friend of mine, Shahla khanoum, dorsum inwards the saltation as well as since as well as therefore non exclusively accept I enjoyed making as well as serving kalam polow but I accept too learned to beloved kohlrabi as well as it's instantly my novel favorite vegetable. This rice tin hold upwardly made amongst cabbage every bit good but the flavour as well as texture of kohlrabi turns this dish into a to a greater extent than delightful blend of aromas, flavors as well as textures.

Kalam Polow Shirazi - Shirazi Rice amongst Meatballs, Herbs as well as Kohlrabi Fries 

Ingredients:

Serves 4-6

two cups long grain rice

1 pound solid seat down beef

3-4 medium kohlrabi (kalam ghomri), peeled as well as sliced into french-fry strips

1 large onion, thinly sliced

1 large bunch of fresh basil (raihan), chopped

1 large bunch of fresh tarragon (tarkhoon), chopped

1 bunch of fresh مرزه marzeh (savory), chopped, I couldn't discovery it fresh therefore I used 1/3 loving cup dried savory

1/2 teaspoon turmeric

1 tablespoon chickpea flour (optional)

A pinch of cayenne pepper
A pinch of cumin pulverization (zireh)
Salt as well as pepper to sense of savor

Oil

Water

Method:

Meatballs:

1. In a medium-sized bowl combine ground beef, chickpea flour, tabular array salt as well as pepper, mixing well. Shape into pocket-sized meatballs.
2. In a frying pan, estrus 3-4 tablespoons of crude as well as saute sliced onions over medium estrus until golden brown, add together turmeric, a pinch of cayenne as well as cumin, stir well. Place meatballs inwards the pan, spread them out as well as chocolate-brown on all sides. Sprinkle two tablespoons of  chopped herbs over the meatballs, cut down estrus as well as ready for 15-20 minutes.

Herb Mixture:

1. In a skillet, estrus two tablespoons of olive crude as well as lightly saute the herbs together over moderately depression estrus for 2-3 minutes, simply plenty for the flavors to come upwardly together. Don't nestling these herbs and, if you prefer, you lot tin skip this stride altogether as well as layer the rice amongst fresh herbs.
2. If you lot are using dried herbs, soak them inwards a bowl of H2O for most twenty minutes, discard water, towel dry out whatever excess H2O earlier sauteing them.

Kohlrabi Fries:


1. In a large frying pan, estrus 5-7 tablespoons of crude on medium-high heat. When hot, add together the kohlrabi fries as well as ready for 4-5 minutes, turning them a few times until golden brown. Remove them amongst a slotted spoon as well as house on a newspaper towel. Sprinkle tabular array salt to taste. Add a pinch of cayenne pepper if you lot like.

Rice:

1. Wash rice amongst cool H2O a few times as well as soak rice inwards iv cups of H2O as well as approximately tabular array salt for two hours.
2. In a large pot convey half dozen cups of H2O to a boil on high estrus . Drain rice as well as gently pour into the boiling water. Bring H2O dorsum to boil for 10-15 minutes. Test the rice to run into if it's done -- rice grains should hold upwardly soft on the exterior as well as job solid on the inside. Drain as well as rinse amongst cool water.
3. Clean out the pot as well as provide to the stove, add together 2-3 tablespoons crude to the pot on medium to high heat. With a spatula, house rice inwards the pot, layer it amongst herbs, meatballs as well as approximately of the fries, edifice it into a pyramid shape. Make 2-3 holes inwards the rice to allow the steam out. Cook for most x minutes or until the steam starts to come upwardly out, pour two tablespoons oil, 1/4 loving cup of H2O over the rice, lower the heat, comprehend as well as ready for l minutes.

Serve rice on a platter, transcend amongst the residual of the kohlrabi fries as well as garnish amongst chopped fresh herbs. It may hold upwardly served amongst yogurt, salad, pickles (eggplant torshi).

Enjoy!

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