Instant Pot Sabzi Polo Persian Herbed Rice

What Is Sabzi Polo?

Sabzi in Persian means green and is used to refer to vegetables or herbs. Polo is like saying pilaf or pilau. So Sabzi Polo is just a green, herby, delicious rice. This dish is traditionally made during the Persian New Year or as Nowruz food but of course no need to wait until then to make this delicious rice dish.

How To Make Instant Pot Sabzi Polo?

Now we are, of course, going to take a few shortcuts. The first one of these shortcuts is that we are going to use dried herbs for our Instant Pot Sabzi Polo. You could, of course, use fresh herbs like:

DillParsleyChivesScallions

And we’re not going to soak the dried herbs. The Instant Pot does the soaking for you. So basically just dump everything in the pot and cook.

How To Make Stovetop Herb Rice

Making Persian green rice on the stovetop is quite simple as well. It just isn’t done quite as quickly as if you were to make it in your Instant Pot. Here’s how you do it:

What Do You Serve Sabzi Polo With?

Traditionally, you serve this herbed rice recipe with fish. I’ve tried it with this amazing Broiled Salmon recipe and it was the perfect meal. You could also make this Instant Pot Sabzi Polo with my air fryer Persian Joojeh Kabab which is an easy recipe for a very delicious chicken kababs. I also have a ton of different Instant Pot Rice recipes here that you might like. And if you’re looking for more delicious rice recipes, my Nigerian Fried Rice recipe is absolutely bursting with flavor! Or make this delicious and authentic Indian Pilau easily and quickly in your Instant Pot! Peas and carrots with rice have never tasted so good!

Want More Vegetarian Recipes?

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