Sabzi polo ba mahi
Sabzi polo ba mahi, from above
Non vegIran

Sabzi polo ba mahi

Herb rice with crisp fried fish. The dish that says happy Nowruz.

90 minTime
34 gProtein each
mildSpice
The Nowruz table2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayHerb rice with fried white fish and Seville orange.
The original
626kcalsame
34 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
90minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Basmati rice2¼ cups, soaked 1 hour
Flat leaf parsley1 bunch, chopped
Coriander leaves (cilantro)1 bunch, chopped
Dill leaves1 bunch, chopped
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)1 bunch (or chives), chopped
Fenugreek leavessmall handful, chopped
Garlic4 cloves, chopped
Fish800 g white fish fillets or steaks
Turmeric (ground turmeric)1 tsp
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2 tbsp, to dust
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)⅓ cup, divided
Butter3 tbsp
Saffrona pinch, steeped
Lemon juice3 tbsp (or Seville orange)
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Par boil the rice in plenty of salted water for 6 minutes and drain.
  2. 2Toss the rice with all the chopped herbs and garlic.
  3. 3Heat butter and 2 tbsp oil in a pot, mound the herb rice in, cover with a towel wrapped lid and steam on low.
  4. 4Season fish with salt and turmeric, dust with flour and fry in the remaining oil until golden and flaky.
  5. 5Serve the rice with saffron rice on top, the fish beside it and lemon to squeeze.
Serve it like this

Mound the green rice on a platter, top with saffron rice and lay the fried fish alongside with lemon wedges.

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What goes with Sabzi polo ba mahi: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

With a main Kuku sabzi45 min
With a main Ash reshteh120 min
On the side Shirazi salad10 min
On the side Mast o khiar10 min
To drink Doogh5 min
Something sweet Sholeh zard90 min
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