This lovely, Persian-style jeweled rice dish serves a crowd and will delight and impress everyone that tries it. Best of all, this dazzling beauty is a lot easier to make than you think and will make the perfect addition to any table.

Persian/Iranian Recipes

Persian Jeweled Rice is a gluten free, vegan rice pilaf topped with fruits and nuts ~ a show stopping side for Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Persian Jeweled rice (Javaher polo), also known as Bride’s rice, or Morasah rice, is a popular dish across all Iran. Traditionally served in large amounts at weddings, festivals, family gatherings, and new year’s celebrations. It usually served on a big round white copper tray by placing the steamed plain persian rice in the center and garnished with fruits, nuts, flowers & saffron.

Morasa Polo is a gorgeous Persian jewelled rice dish with a delightful sweet and sour taste. This fragrant and beautiful dish doesn’t only look stunning, it tastes heavenly too! A variation of this jewelled rice dish is Shirin Polo, which translates to “sweet rice”. The only difference is that Mora

Persian jeweled rice, also known as Morasa Polo, is a stunning rice dish that is a delicious celebration of textures, flavors and colors.

Fluffy rice bedazzled with nuts and dried fruit, Persian javaher polo astonishes. This classic Iranian dish is composed of light and fluffy steamed rice that’s studded with nuts and dried fruit and served with a golden-brown, crispy crust known as tahdig. Rinsing the rice, soaking it for 15 minutes in hot salted water, parboiling it, and then steaming it to finish cooking created the fluffiest texture. Combining a portion of the rice with yogurt and oil ensured a nicely browned, flavorful…

The gorgeous flavor and color of saffron rice is the star of this show. With beautiful textures and flavors of dried fruit, nuts and tender onions.

Shirin Polo is a special, jeweled rice is usually served at weddings to bring sweetness to the new couple. It's a sweet rice pilaf with dried fruit, nuts, and candied orange peel.

Persian jeweled rice is a spectacular rice dish adorned with vibrant fruits and nuts that resemble gems. A true showstopper!