How to make Iranian Chelo Kebab with rice

Iranian Chelo Kebab with rice

The Iranian Chelo Kebab with rice is a famous dish know world wide for its amazing taste and glamorous looks. The aroma of this dish is so good that some people say that the aroma cannot be described using words, You can only know it if you can smell it. Again it is a dish which cannot be resisted by anyone. Finally share and enjoy.

Cooking tip: While boiling potatoes, just simply add salt to the water in which the potatoes are boiling in, this will make the peeling of the skin of the potato a lot easier.

Ingredients for the Kebab

1/2 kg  of mince (it can be chicken or meat)

1/2 cup of onion ground

1 tbsp ginger paste (heaped)

1 tsp salt (heaped)

1/2 tsp  black pepper

2 tbsp butter

1/4 tsp  of  bicarbonate soda

Ingredients for Rice

1/2 kg  of rice

3 tbsp butter

1/2 tsp  of saffron

2 tbsp water

2 tomatoes (medium)

Instructions for making the Kebab

First marinate the mince (chicken or meat) with ground onions, black pepper, ginger paste, bicarbonate soda, butter and salt and keep it aside for 30 to 35 minutes.

Then shape the mixture into long seekh kebab (as shown in picture above or below)

After that grill for about 10 minutes. Lower a piece of burning charcoal and add a few drops of oil over it and cover it immediately. Finally serve with rice.

Instructions for making Rice

First take a large pot and boil the rice with salt until the rice is 75% cooked. After that drain the water and put the rice back in the pot.

Then spread butter on top of the rice. Sprinkle saffron mixed with  2 tablespoons of water and simmer it for about 10 minutes. Then remove it from the heat.

Assembling the Rice and the Kebab

Take a large platter and put the rice in 75% of the platter. Then put the Kebabs in the other which is left. Finally garnish it with grilled tomatoes and 2 to 3 mint leaves.

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