Jewelled Rice (Iranian Javaher Polow)

First of all may I ask you please please try this dish. You have no idea how much this rice dish is gorgeous. It is simply celebration of fragrance, and color with spices , dried fruits like raisins, barberries (tiny red berry), nuts such as pistachio and almond and orange peel and carrot. Jewelled rice

Persian Barberries Rice with Chicken زرشک پلو با مرغ

Zereshk زرشک is Persian name for dried fruit of barberries. Zeresk is widely cultivated in Iran. It is used in medicines, for preparing jam, tea, syrup, salad, juice and cooking rice or stew. Zereshk polo is an Iranian classic and ceremonial dish, made with mixed rice with barberries (zereshk) and chicken(morgh مرغ ) in tomato/saffron