Iranian foods-rice with cabbage (kalam polow)

Ingredients: (4 servings)

• Rice: 500 grams
• Beef or lamb: 250 grams (ground or small pieces)
• White cabbage: 1 kg
• Onion: 1
• Tomato paste: 1 spoon
• Oil: ½ cup
• Saffron: ½ teaspoon
• Lime juice: 1 spoon
• Salt
• Turmeric
• Black pepper

Directions:

Wash and soak rice in the water with 2 spoons of salt for 2-3 hours.

Cut onion in small slices and fry in the oil, when onions become golden, add turmeric, then add meat and let fry until color change to brown.

Wash cabbage and cut into small pieces. Pour some oil into the pan and fry it until wilted, then add fried cabbage to the meat.

Mix them completely and then pour saffron, tomato past, salt, pepper and lime juice. Add 1 glass of water and place lid on, let cook very slowly for 15- 20 min.

Pour 4-5 glasses of water into the pot, when water start boiling, add rice and let cook for 10-15 min, until rice become soft then rinse it.

Pour some oil into bottom of pot, pour half of the rice, then pour mixed meat and cabbage, finally add remained of rice into the pot.

Place pot’s lid on and increase the heat for 2-3 min, when rice is streaming, reduce the heat and let cook for 1 hour.

This Iranian food can be more delicious if serve with yogurt