Name of Dish:
Kabuli/Qabili
Palow
Type:
Rice
Ethnicity:
Afghan/Tajik
Quantities
Units
Ingredients
250
2
g
large
tt
cups
medium
medium
large
tsp
cup
cups
tsp
raisins
carrots
lamb
water
onions
tomatoes
garlic cloves
salt
oil
rice
sugar
3½
1
2
1
2
¼
2½
3
Source:
Gulsaib Nero (my mother)
Contributor:
Freba Nero
Directions:
1. Fry the long cut carrots in a heavy pot with a bit of oil and 3 tsp of sugar. Add the raisins, when the
carrots are tender. Cook until the raisins swell up. Stir gently making sure not to break long cut carrots.
Take the carrots and raisins out of the oil and store it.
2. Put washed lamb in a pressure cooker. Add 1L water, two teaspoons of salt, one garlic cloves (large),
and one chopped onion (medium). Let the pressure cooker cook for 15 minuets. Take the meat out and
save the sauce to cook the rice in.
3. Wash the rice until the water runs clear of it and keep the rice soaked in fresh water for at least 5
hours. Put the rice in the sauce saved from the lamb. Add more water, until the water comes 4 inches
above the rice.
4. Once the rice takes the water in, place the meat in the middle of the pan and cover it with rice. Also
place the raisins and carrots on top of the rice. Cover the pan tightly and put it on the stove for 30
minutes.
5. Take out rice on a large plat. Place the meat in the middle and sprinkle the top of rice with carrots and
raisins.
Adverbial Context:
I choose Kabuli/Qabili Palow because it is my favourite dish of all times. Kabuli or Qabili Palow is
a dish made mainly with rice and lamb meat. This rice is famous in Central Asia and Middle East. In
Afghanistan, parties are not complete without the serving Palow. Whether it is a birthday, wedding,
anniversary or just merely a get together, pawlow must be served. It is eaten by all ethnic groups in
Central Asia and the Middle East. It is a very famous meal amongst the Tajiks, Uzbeks, Hazara and
Badakshanis. These groups prepare the Palow about the same way. Some groups like to add food
colouring and
When the Palow is ready to be served. It is poured in larges plats, with the lamb in the middle and
raisins and carrots sprinkled on top. It is placed in the middle of the dustarkhan; a big table cloth that
is laid on the floor and people sit around it. Everyone has their own plates and can wish to pour as
much of the Palow as they wish. Palow can be served by itself or there are other dishes that can go
with it. It is mainly served with Qurma; a type of curry made of meatballs and potatoes), which is
poured on top of the Palow and eaten. However, Palow is the main dish placed on the dustarkhan. In
other words, it is the honour of the dustarkhan; hence the server.
There is no specific time you can eat Palow but due to the fact that it is such a strong meal, it is
preferred at lunch time or dinner. Palow is always served in parties or any get together as a matter of
fact. It doesn’t have a history of traditions or religion behind it. Therefore there is no specific time or
event that it corresponds to. Since all the ethnic groups in the Central Asian countries have a
common history, it is a food that is served by all. The ingredients may have changed over the years
because of the influence of various cultures. This includes the idea of food colouring and various
types of rice. For example; basmati rice.
The reason why this Palow is served is simply because everyone loves it. One of the reasons Palow
is loved so much is because it brings back memories of happy times with loved ones, since it is
served at every occasion.
Palow is the most famous dish in the Central Asian and the Middle Eastern countries. Hence, it is
served everywhere food is present. There are many restaurants specializing in Palow. Palow is also
made at home on different occasions or just for lunch or dinner. There is a tense or competition
between restaurants and wives as to who makes it better. People are always judging the quality of
Palow where ever eaten and give credit to the one who made it best. As mentioned before Palow is
always present in parties. Parties that don’t serve Palow are considered to be incomplete.
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