Persian Saffron Chicken with Barberry Rice (Zereshk Polo)
Zereshk polo ba morgh — saffron chicken with barberry rice. A celebratory Persian dish, weeknight-friendly.
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Recipes
Field notes from a saffron house: Super Negin grading, blooming technique, Herat harvest stories, and the recipes that earn their threads. Start with how to use saffron or go straight to the bottles.
Afghan Saffron Chicken Pilaf (Murgh Palaw)
Afghan-style chicken pilaf with saffron, raisins, and slivered almonds. A simpler one-pot version of Kabuli palaw.
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Afghan Saffron Lamb Stew (Korma-Style)
Slow-cooked Afghan lamb stew with saffron, onion, tomato, and warming spices. Serve over saffron rice or with naan.
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Everything in the journal comes back to the same bottles: single-lot Super Negin from Herat, lab-graded, hand-packed in Lynn.
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$45$15.00 / g
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$35$17.50 / g
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$50$16.66 / g
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