{"id":37,"date":"2005-09-10T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2005-09-11T02:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=37"},"modified":"2021-03-17T20:30:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T03:30:34","slug":"persian-recipe-dill-fava-polow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2005\/09\/10\/persian-recipe-dill-fava-polow\/","title":{"rendered":"Persian Recipe: Dill &amp; Fava Polow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/7188\/1488\/1600\/polow.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/7188\/1488\/400\/polow.jpg?w=1080\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 Cups basmati rice<\/li>\n<li>2 lbs fresh favas, shelled and skinned<\/li>\n<li>2 Tbsp plain yogurt<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp saffron threads, ground and dissolved in 4 Tbsp hot water<\/li>\n<li>5 1\/2 Cups coarsly chopped fresh dill<\/li>\n<li>5 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>3 tbsp kosher salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp tumeric<\/li>\n<li>12 Tbsp ghee<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup leeks, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup cilantro, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp cinnamon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Toss the herbs together with the cinnamon and garlic in a bowl and reserve.<\/p>\n<p>Cook rice and favas: In a large nonstick pot, bring 10 cups water, salt and turmeric to a boil. Add the rice and favas and boil hard for 6 &#8211; 10 minutes, gently stirring twice to loosen any grains on the bottom. Once the rice rises to the top of the pot, it is done. Drain the rice and rinse with warm water.<\/p>\n<p>Take the tahdiq: In a bow, whisk together 4 tbsp ghee, 1\/2 cup water, 2 big scoops of the rice mixture, the yogurt, and 1 Tbsp of the saffron water. Spread this mixture down on the bottom of the nonstick pot. (nonstick is VERY important)<\/p>\n<p>Assemble: place 2 spatulas full of rice and beans in the pot. Add a spatula full of herbs and garlic. Repeat, alternating layers of rice and beans with the herbs and garlic, mounding ingredients into the shape of a pyramid.<\/p>\n<p>First Cook: cover the pot and cook rice mixture for 10 minutes over medium heat.<\/p>\n<p>Second Cook: Mix 1 cup cold water with 4 tbsp ghee and pour over rice and beans. Sprinkle on the remaining saffron water. Place a dish towel over the pot to absorg condensation and cover firmly with the lid to prevent steam from escaping. Reduce the heat to low and cook 50 minutes longer (take care that the towel doesn&#8217;t burn)<\/p>\n<p>Cool: remove the pot from the heat and place it, still covered, on a damp surface for 5 minutes to cool slightly and to loosen the crust.<\/p>\n<p>Serve: remove the lid, hold a serving platter tightly over the pot and invert the two together, unmolding the entire mound on the platter. It should come out as golden crusted cake. Garnish with flowers and herbs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>recipes from Culinary Communion<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">\u00a9 Copyright Judy Haley 2008. All rights reserved.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 Cups basmati rice 2 lbs fresh favas, shelled and skinned 2 Tbsp plain yogurt 1 tsp saffron threads, ground and dissolved in 4 Tbsp hot water 5 1\/2 Cups coarsly chopped fresh dill 5 cloves garlic, minced 3 tbsp kosher salt 1\/2 tsp tumeric 12 Tbsp ghee 1\/2 cup leeks, chopped 1\/2 cup cilantro, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[764,1041],"tags":[885,645,31,302],"class_list":["post-37","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-living-well","category-life-skills","tag-eating-well","tag-food","tag-persian","tag-recipes","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"764":{"name":"Food","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/life-skills\/food-living-well\/"},"1041":{"name":"Tools &amp; Skills for Living","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/life-skills\/"}},"tags_names":{"885":{"name":"Eating Well","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/eating-well\/"},"645":{"name":"food","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/food\/"},"31":{"name":"persian","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/persian\/"},"302":{"name":"recipes","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/recipes\/"}},"comments_number":0,"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1fDeG-B","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35,"url":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2005\/09\/10\/persian-recipe-pistachio-soup\/","url_meta":{"origin":37,"position":0},"title":"Persian Recipe: Pistachio Soup","author":"Judy Schwartz Haley","date":"","format":false,"excerpt":"I cup unsalted, blanched pistachios1 shallot, chopped1 clove garlic, minced6 cups chicken stockKosher sald and pepper to taste1\/4 cup whole pistachios, blanched for garnish1 Tbsp olive oil2 leeks, chopped2 Tbsp rice flour2 Tbsp lime juice1\/4 cup orange juiceGrind the pistachios in a food processor until fine.Saute aromatics: In a heavy\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Living Well&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Living Well","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/living-well\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":39,"url":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2005\/09\/10\/persian-recipe-saffron-brownie-halveh\/","url_meta":{"origin":37,"position":1},"title":"Persian Recipe: Saffron Brownie (halveh)","author":"Judy Schwartz Haley","date":"","format":false,"excerpt":"Syrup1 cup water1 tsp ground saffron dissolved in 1\/4 cup hot water1\/4 cup rose water1 cup sugar1\/2 tsp ground cardamomDough2 cups all purpose flour4 tbsp unsalted pistashios for garnish1 1\/2 cups gheemake syrup: bring the water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan. 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