Advieh-e Polo
The Quirky Foodster Team
About 1/2 cup
Servings
Ingredients
- A lighter
- more floral formulation than the general-purpose advieh: dried rose petal
- cinnamon
- cumin
- and often dried barberry or a small amount of saffron ground in
- with less black pepper than the general or stew versions
Method
- Toast the toastable components, cool, grind, then combine with rose petal and any non-toasted additions.
- Light toasting, given the blend's role flavoring delicate rice dishes rather than long-simmered stews.
Origin: Iran — the specific rice-dish (polo) sub-variant of advieh.
Use: Mixed directly into rice during the final steaming stage of Persian polo (mixed rice) preparations.
Classic Dishes: Zereshk polo (barberry rice); various other jeweled and mixed rice dishes.
Storage: Keeps 2-3 months sealed and dark.
Variations: Distinguished from advieh-e khoresh by its lighter, more floral, less black-pepper-forward profile suited to rice rather than long-simmered meat stews.
Substitutions: General advieh with extra rose petal and reduced black pepper.
- A lighter
- more floral formulation than the general-purpose advieh: dried rose petal
- cinnamon
- cumin
- and often dried barberry or a small amount of saffron ground in
- with less black pepper than the general or stew versions
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