DISH RESEARCH · Rice dish
Shah Plov
Also known as: Şah plov
Shah Plov is a ceremonial Azerbaijani rice dish baked in a crisp lavash-lined crust with butter, saffron, dried fruit, and optional meat or chestnuts.
About Shah Plov
Shah Plov is a ceremonial Azerbaijani rice dish baked in a crisp lavash-lined crust with butter, saffron, dried fruit, and optional meat or chestnuts.
Ingredients in Shah Plov
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- Buttercooking medium
- Raisingarnish
- Dried Plumgarnish
- Chestnutgarnish
- Lavashother
- Saffronother
- Lambother
- Long-grain ricebase
- Chestnutsother
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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