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Zereshk is a Persian name for dried fruit of barberry. Zeresk is widely cultivated in Iran. It is used in medicines, for preparing jam, tea, syrup, salad, juice and cooking rice or stew.
This dish is incredibly tasty, full of flavour and beautiful with lovely colour. Zereshk polow is an Iranian classic and ceremonial dish, made with rice mixed with barberry ( zereshk) and chicken(morgh) in tomato/saffron sauce. This sauce gives wonderful colour to the morgh.
Ingredients and spices that need to be Prepare to make Persian Barberries rice with saffron chicken (Zereshk polow BA morgh):
- 4 cups rice
- 1 cup zereshk (Barberries), washed
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 1/2 onion, very finely diced
- 1-2 potatoes, finely sliced
- 1 flat bread
- 30 g butter
- 1 Tbsp Persian saffron water (I know Saffron is expensive, so if you would like reduce amount of saffron, that is fine, but it gives lots of flavour and beautiful colour)
- Ingredients for morgh (chicken)
- 6 pieces boneless, skinless chicken breast/thighs
- 1 1/2 medium onion, finely diced
- 1 orange juice
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp Persian Saffron water
- 1 Tsp turmeric
- to taste Salt- cayenne pepper
- 50 g butter
Steps to make to make Persian Barberries rice with saffron chicken (Zereshk polow BA morgh)
- First we need to make tomato sauce: melt the butter in a skillet, add tomato paste and saute for 2 minutes.

- Then add squeezed orange juice and saffron water to the tomato and after 1 minute remove from the heat and set aside.



- Melt the butter in a pan, add diced onions,