Name: Caramelized Barberry + Carrot Polow (Javaher Polow)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 1 cup (200 g) sugar; Zest of 3 oranges; 3 large carrots (about 225 g), peeled and julienned; 2 cups (400 g) white basmati rice; ½ (120 ml) cup olive oil; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1 cup (150 g) dried barberries, cleaned*; 3 cups (700 ml) water; 2 tablespoons slivered almonds; 2 tablespoons slivered pistachio kernels; 1 tablespoon orange blossom water*

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

Joon

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2015

About

Served with a fresh herb platter and/or a green salad, this wonderfully tasty vegetarian dish makes a meal in itself, but it works equally well as an accompaniment to roast chicken or lamb. You can substitute the barberries with 1¼ cups (225 g) semi-sweet dried cranberries. There is no need to caramelize these—just add them in step 5 with the almonds and pistachios.