Christmas Festival

The term Christmas is a translation of the Old English version "Cristes Maesse" which literally means the "Mass of Christ".
It is a traditional holiday in Christian calender and the most auspicious Christian festival observed around the globe on December 25th with much fanfare.
December 25th is celebrated as the birth unniversary of Lord Jesus Christ, who is believed to be born on the same date at Bethlehem, the land of Jews. The festival is celebrated as a mark of respect to Lord Jesus, who is considered as the son of God and faunder of Christianity religion.

Christmas is basically celebrated by the Christians; but it is also observes as a day of celebration by other communities around the globe.
The modern Christmas is a product of hundreds of years of both secular and religious traditions from around the globe.

Merry Christmas

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Morassa Polo Recipe

Morrasa Polo (barberry with rice) is a famous Persian meal.
Recipe for 4 servings:

Ingredients

-basmati or long grain rice, 500 grams
-cooking oil
-butter, 2 spoons
-barberries (dried), 80 grams
-almonds, 50 grams
-pistachios, 50 grams
-sugar, 2 spoons
-saffron, 1/2 teaspoon
-salt

Cooking Method

1.  Soak some rice in salted warm water for 1-2 hours.
2.  Soak saffron and barberry in water, separately for 30 minutes, .
3.  Cook the rice in boiling water containing one spoon salt, for about 5-8 minutes until rice slighty sonftens.
4.  Drain off the water from rice and wash it with slighty warm water.
5.  Pour a little oil in the bottom of a non-stick pot, pour the rice in the pot, close the lid completely and let the rice to be cooked by steam on low flame for about 30 minutes.
6.  Meanwhile, drain off the water from barberry and wash it with water.
7.  Fry the barberry in butter for about 3 minutes.
8. Add soaked saffron and sugar to the barberry and mix them completely.
9. Pour the rice in the platter and garnish it with barberry, saffron and some chopped pistachio and almond.

Enjoy eating Morassa Polo with cooked or roasted chicken.

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