Persian Chicken Polo

Name: Persian Chicken Polo
Cuisine: Persian
Ingredients: 120–180 g (4–6 oz) sharp dried apricots, chopped; ½–1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 5 tablespoons butter or oil; 5 tablespoons butter or oil; 2 teacups (500 g/1 lb) basmati rice; 1 onion, finely chopped; Salt and black pepper; 1 tablespoon raisins, or more; 1 large roasting chicken, jointed; Salt and black pepper

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

About

Two of the most delicious chicken dishes are versions of Persian morg polo. Both are meant, understandably, for great occasions such as the New Year, weddings and saints’ days.

Ingredients

2 teacups (500 g/1 lb) basmati rice
1

Asia
Iran
Persia
Main course
New Year
Gluten-free
Southeast Asia

Method

Fry the onion gently in 3 tablespoons butter or oil until golden, using a saucepan or a deep frying pan. Add the chicken pieces and brown on all sides. Season to taste with salt and pepper, add raisins and apricots, and continue to cook for a minute or two longer, turning the fruit in the fat. Sprin