Cookbook:Zereshk Palau (Iranian Rice with Barberries) I

| Iranian Cuisine | Rice Side dish

Zereshk Palau is an Iranian rice dish cooked with barberries.

Ingredients

 * 1 package of dried barberries
 * Vegetable oil
 * 1 onion, chopped
 * 1 tsp sugar
 * 2 cups basmati rice
 * Cooked, diced chicken
 * 1 dash of salt
 * A few threads of saffron

Procedure

 * 1) Soak dried barberries in water for 20–30 minutes. Strain to remove any stones.
 * 2) Sauté the chopped onion in a frying pan with a dash of oil. Mix in the barberries, and cook over low heat.
 * 3) Cook chicken on top of rice in a rice cooker.
 * 4) When rice is done, fluff and put in a large bowl.
 * 5) Grind saffron with mortar and pestle. Mix in 1 teaspoon of water, then stir in some of the cooked rice.
 * 6) Return the saffron rice to the main dish, and add the onion mixture.
 * 7) Toss rice to mix well with other ingredients.
 * 8) Serve with lavash or barbari bread.