DISH RESEARCH · Rice dish
Bastirma
Also known as: Bastirma Polo, Turkmen Fish Bastirma
Layered fish and rice with potato, onion and pomegranate.
About Bastirma
Bastreme polo is a Turkmen rice dish from Iran’s Golestan region, also described in a Bandar Turkmen food account. Pars Vista publishes this traditional fish rendition, layering potato, onion, fish and pomegranate beneath drained rice.
Pomegranate contributes a fruity accent to the fish and rice, while onion, salt and black pepper provide the seasoning. The recipe uses oil and retains the named uzun-burun fish rather than selecting a meat or poultry variation.
The cooked layers are turned out onto a serving dish and decorated with pomegranate seeds. Potato forms the bottom layer in the pot before the dish is inverted.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bastirma
Pars Vista’s traditional Golestan Turkmen fish bastreme polo.
- RiceBase
- Uzun-burun fishProteinIngredient page not linked
- PotatoBase
- OnionAromatic
- Pomegranate seedsSeasoning
- Cooking oilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- SaltSeasoning
- Black pepperSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Uzun-burun fish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Actual41 اوزون برون, native named fish retained. Fish positive; exact scientific species/catalogue mapping unverified, no speculative species link.
- Potato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pomegranate seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual41 seeds over fish and final garnish, broader pomegranate candidate; allocations consolidated.
- Cooking oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual41 generic oil rice-cooking and layered-pot medium, botanical identity unprovided.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual54 named black pepper clarifies generic pepper41, no additional spice union.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual41 rice soaking/cooking, amounts unprovided; no separate marinade or additional finishing liquid invented.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Iran
- IranCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Iranian Turkmen Cuisine
- Iranian Turkmen CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.