Javaher Polo (Jeweled Rice)

Name: Javaher Polo (Jeweled Rice)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Africa & Middle-East, Middle Eastern
Ingredients: ¼ cup, dried barberries; Pinch , saffron threads, crumbled; 1 , orange, scrubbed and dried; 2 cups, basmati rice; 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon, table salt, plus salt for soaking rice; 5 tablespoons, vegetable oil, divided; ¼ cup, plain yogurt; 4 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon, unsalted butter, divided; 2 , carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch-long matchsticks (1 cup); ½ cup, sugar; ¼ cup, slivered almonds, lightly toasted; ¼ cup slivered, pistachios, lightly toasted

Main Courses
Africa & Middle-East
Middle Eastern
Pasta, Grains, Rice & Beans
Fruits & Vegetables
Vegetables
Rice
Fruit

By Annie Petito ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2022

Fluffy rice bedazzled with nuts and dried fruit, Persian javaher polo astonishes.

SERVES 6

TIME 2 hours, plus 20 minutes soaking and resting

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