{"id":12765,"date":"2023-06-22T17:30:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/?p=12765"},"modified":"2025-09-18T19:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:04:05","slug":"albaloo-polo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/albaloo-polo\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Colorful and Tasty Albaloo Polo?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Albaloo Polo is a pretty delicious Persian dish that is actually a tasteful combination of Persian rice, sour cherries, and meatballs. During the end of spring and the beginning of summer, when you have access to fresh sour cherry, we highly recommend you not to miss trying fresh Albaloo Polo which you will definitely fall in love with. Keep reading to learn how to make Sour Cherry Pilaf with meatballs like a professional Persian cook.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MPxChXPwMFg<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Ingredients of Albaloo Polo:<\/b><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Sour Cherries:<\/b><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 cups of fresh sour cherry<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/3 cup sugar<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 tbsp of butter<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 tbsp silvered pistachio<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 tbsp slivered almond<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Meatballs:<\/b><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/2 lb ground meat<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 onion<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 tsp salt<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 tbsp olive oil<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bd tsp for each black pepper, turmeric, cardamom, and cinammon<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Rice:<\/b><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 cups of rice<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 tsp of salt<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 cups of water<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 tbsp yogurt<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 pinch saffron<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 egg yolk<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"wp-image-53051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.tappersia.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Albaloo-Polo-Shiraz-TAPPersia.jpg\" alt=\"How to Make a Colorful and Tasty Albaloo Polo?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Albaloo-Polo-Shiraz-TAPPersia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Albaloo-Polo-Shiraz-TAPPersia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Albaloo-Polo-Shiraz-TAPPersia-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Steps for Making Albaloo Polo:<\/b><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Sour Cherries:<\/b><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"wp-image-88247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sour-cherries.jpg\" alt=\"albalo polo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sour-cherries.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sour-cherries-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sour-cherries-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sour-cherries-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have all the sour cherries pitted.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put the cherries in a pot and add sugar.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stir the combination gently and simmer it for a minimum of 15 minutes.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After being boiled for some time, put the mixture on a colander and let the juice drain.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have the juice on the pot again and let it vapor for an extra ten minutes so that it\u2019ll turn into a syrup.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have two tablespoons of butter in a pot on the oven and add your spices as well.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add the cherries and stir it for a couple of minutes.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turn off the oven, your sour cherries are ready.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Meatballs:<\/b><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"wp-image-88248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/meatball.jpg\" alt=\"meat ball (Albaloo polo)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/meatball.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/meatball-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/meatball-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/meatball-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grate the onion and mix it with all other ingredients. Mix all the ingredients with your hand for about 5 minutes so that it turns into a smooth mixture.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a small amount of the mixture and roll it between your palms so that it turns into a very small meatball. Make all the mixture into small meatballs the same as the size of a hazelnut.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heat a frying pan with oil and saute the meatballs so that the meats become cooked and crispy in your Albaloo Polo.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Rice:<\/b><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"wp-image-88251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Persian-rice.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian rice\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Persian-rice.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Persian-rice-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Persian-rice-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Persian-rice-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have the rice soaked in water for one hour and then wash it several times so that the water becomes clear.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put the rice in a pot and add the water and let it boil. After starting to boil add the salt and oil to the pot.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grind the saffron and add two tablespoons of hot water to dissolve the saffron in it.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let the mixture boiling so that the rice at the ends will be soft and a little bit hard in the center. Depending on the type of rice you are using and the time you had the raw rice soaking in water, it takes about 4-8 minutes to be cooked.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, it\u2019s time to drain the rice in a colander and rinse it with cold water.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mix the dissolved saffron, egg yolk, and yogurt with each other and add 4 tablespoons of cooked rice to this mixture.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put a clean pot on the oven and add two tablespoons of butter to be melt in the pot. Add some salt to butter.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put the mixture of saffron, yogurt, egg yolk, and rice as the first layer on the pot.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put some cherries and meatballs on the first layer.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now it\u2019s time for the second layer and put some of the rice on the first layer. Then add meatballs and cherries.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place the rice, cherries, and meatballs layer by layer. Make sure to have the rice as the top layer and make it as a pyramid. Besides, make some holes with the back of a spoon. It\u2019ll help it be cooked better.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mix some saffron, two tablespoons of butter, and the syrup with each other and pour it on rice.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put the lid, and let your dish be cooked for about 30-45 minutes at a low temperature.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After it is done, sprinkle the pistachios and almonds on the rice. There you go, enjoy the Albaloo Polo.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Notes:<\/b><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-59916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.tappersia.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Albaloo-Polo-2.jpg\" alt=\"How to Make a Colorful and Tasty Albaloo Polo?\u00a0\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t have access to fresh sour cherries, don\u2019t worry. You can use frozen ones.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order of not having meat or cooking it sooner, some Iranians omit the meatballs part. Do not worry it will be still delicious. So, in case you are a vegetarian, just omit the meatball part and have vegetarian food as easy as possible.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have an allergy to beef, you can use chicken instead. We suggest you not to roll the chickens as a meatball. Just cook it with an onion in a pot \u2013we use a whole onion in the pot to take the smell of chicken- and after it is done, cut it to small pieces and saute the pieces for 2-5 minutes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After having the meatballs cooked, you can pour the syrup on the meatballs on the pan and saute for a couple of minutes so that the meatballs will be covered with the syrup.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the amount of sugar used in this recipe is low, in case you are not a sweet tooth lower the amount of the sugar accordingly to enjoy more the sour taste of cherries.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alballoo Polo is a famous Persian dish that we recommend you trying. In case you were not able to make a visit to Iran, you still have the option of getting closer to this rich yet delicious culture by cooking some of its famous dishes. We would be happy to hear your comments and questions below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/local-persian-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">famous Persian cuisine in Iran<\/a>. Click here to savor the flavors.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albaloo Polo is a pretty delicious Persian dish that is actually a tasteful combination of Persian rice, sour cherries, and meatballs. During the end of spring and the beginning of summer, when you have access to fresh sour cherry, we highly recommend you not to miss trying fresh Albaloo Polo which you will definitely fall [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":798,"featured_media":53051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-persian-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/798"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12765"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93621,"href":"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12765\/revisions\/93621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}