If it is short or medium grain brown rice, don’t use it! Persian rice dishes like chelow and polow need long grain rice. Although I have seen Afghans use brown basmati rice for their version of polow, I’ve never seen... (7 replies, last updated by jsaimd February 3, 2008)

I’ve had to date was in Houston. It looked like a belly dance joint but the partridge legs with orange zest polow were etherial. It was the only world class anything in Houston so I considered the evening a moment of divine... (1 reply, last updated by Will Fressen September 6, 2001)

seemed lively and had a good number of diners, mostly couples. We ordered the mirza ghasemi to start, then the sultani kabab, bareh kabab and morgh polow, with a side of ‘mast musir’ (shallot yoghurt) and... (2 replies, last updated by nader July 28, 2009)

. Link: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/F.Mokhtarian/recipes/zereshk-polow.html (3 replies, last updated by joe December 18, 2003)

the chick peas and kidney beans in it seemed an afterthought that did not add much to the flavor. Of the main courses, the salmon kebab special was excellent, although the green rice that accompanied it was rather odd tasting. The... (2 replies, last updated by Cueball July 11, 2006)

Kaddo, definitely, definitely! I adore it. But I also really like the qabuli polow (spelling most likely wrong), brown basmati rice with lamb chunks, carrots, and raisins. Portions are pretty large, but leftovers are the best part!... (6 replies, last updated by Alexandra June 2, 2004)

I’m a big fan of Afghani food in Little Kabul in Fremont. Salang Pass is very good and has a nice, cozy atmosphere. I recommend the qabuli polow, brown basmati rice with chunks of lamb and carrots and raisins. Delicious!... (6 replies, last updated by Ruth Lafler March 18, 2004)

of pumpkin with a garlic yogurt topping and a sprinkling of delicious herbs – cardamom and other things I couldn’t pick out. Yum! And we shared qabuli polow, a dish of brown basmati rice with raisins, carrots, and... (5 replies, last updated by Alexandra October 10, 2002)

The Persian rice dish is called adas pulow – you’ll see lots of recipes on the net, with and without meat. Here’s one: http://www.farsinet.com/farsieats/recipes/adas_polow.html (9 replies, last updated by Stek January 14, 2007)

with pomegranate juice and walnuts. Highly unusual for the untrained palate and quite toothsome. Adas Polow: rice with raisins and other good things. Note there are many variations on this including one with dried cherries that... (7 replies, last updated by Alexandra May 23, 2002)

Here is one recipe with the steps: http://www.mecca.com/modules/lifestyle/article.php?id=1496 and another with the same ingredients as listed above: http://www.iranchamber.com/recipes/rice/meigo_polow.php (14 replies, last updated by Joebob April 6, 2009)

for you. http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/F.Mokhtarian/recipes/polow.html (9 replies, last updated by rose water February 9, 2007)

that they don’t serve khoresh or different varieties of polow... a plus because that means they focus on the chelokebab instead. Everyone I bring there, Persian and non-Persian, love it. I won’t go anywhere else for... (17 replies, last updated by epop August 22, 2006)

I haven’t tried any of those you mention (never heard of them actually), but will make an effort to find them. There are some Persian recipes in Claudia Roden’s “The New Book of Middle Eastern Food” (a... (16 replies, last updated by taka February 15, 2005)

Shiran polow (they may spell it a little differently). I recently had it in an Afgani restaurant in Philadelphia where the ingredients included rosewater as well. Wonderful dish. I’ve never tried it at Noon O Kabob since I... (8 replies, last updated by Ed Fisher January 14, 2004)