PERSIAN LUBIA POLO (GREEN BEAN RICE)

Lubiá Polo (Persián green beán rice) is á heálthy ánd complete meál with ámázing táste. á one pot meál so quick ánd eásy to prepáre. Pácked with protein, fiber ánd complex cárbohydrátes.

This Persián Lubiá Polo is á populár comfort dish – á rice dish láyered with green beáns, spiced ground meát, tomátoes, herbs, lemon ánd infused with sáffron. The ingredients ánd description máy come ácross ás pretty mundáne to some. But it is ábsolutely worth á try ánd á recipe thát is á keeper. álwáys reliáble át busy times.

Tráditionál Persián rice recipes involve the prepárátion of á rice crust át the bottom of the pán. If you would like to try máking thát, check out my Táhchin-e Esfenáj (Sáffron Yogurt Rice).

Persián Lubiá Polo (green beán rice) is á complete meál with án ámázing táste, so quick ánd eásy to prepáre, with good protein, fiber ánd complex cárbohydrátes.

Ingredients

• 2 cups básmáti rice white, rinsed* (recommend 1 ⅓ cup white rice + 2/3 cup brown básmáti rice, rinsed*)
• 3 táblespoons olive oil
• 1 onion medium, chopped
• 3 cloves gárlic , gráted
• 1 pound lámb , ground, 90% leán
• 1 teáspoon ádvieh (Persián spice mix or álternátive mixed spice)
• 1 teáspoon red pepper , ground, ádjust per táste
• 1/2 teáspoon cumin , ground
• 1/2 teáspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teáspoon bláck pepper
• 1 teáspoon thyme or sávory, dried
• 1 teáspoon sált , ádjust ás needed
• 1 teáspoon lemon powder , dried or 2 táblespoons lemon juice
• 1 pound green beáns , cut into 1/2 inch
• 6 ounces tomáto páste
• 1/3 teáspoon sáffron , powdered ánd dissolved in 2 táblespoons hot wáter

Instructions

1. If using white ánd brown rice
2. Bring 1 ⅓* cups of wáter to á rolling boil in á sáuce pán. ádd 1/8 teáspoon sált ánd 3/4 táblespoon olive oil. Then ádd 2/3 cup brown básmáti rice, stir ánd bring it to á boil. Lower the heát ánd állow it to cook until áll the wáter is ábsorbed for ábout 30 to 40 minutes.
3. In á cooking pot, bring 4 cups of wáter ánd 3/4 táblespoon sált to á boil. ádd the white básmáti rice ánd let it boil át medium high heát for 5-6 minutes until the rice gráins áre soft. Máke sure to stir the rice while it is cooking. Dráin the rice well in á colánder ánd set áside.
4. If using only white rice
5. Bring 6 cups of wáter ánd 1 táblespoon sált to á boil. ádd the rice ánd állow it to boil át medium high heát for ábout 5 to 6 minutes until the rice gráins áre soft. Stir the rice in between. Dráin the rice ánd set áside.
6. If using á RICE COOKER, you máy cook the rice with 3 cups wáter, 1/2 teáspoon sált ánd 3/4 táblespoon olive oil.
7. ássemble rice with meát/green beáns
8. Heát 1 ½ táblespoon olive oil át medium setting in á cooking pot. ádd the chopped onions ánd sáuté few minutes. Then ádd the gráted gárlic ánd continue to sáuté until the onions áre light golden brown.
9. ádd the ground lámb ánd sáuté. Then ádd áll the spices, dried herbs, remáining sált (ádvieh through lemon powder) ánd stir for 2 to 3 minutes. ádd the green beáns.
10. Next ádd the tomáto páste ánd mix it well. If the mixture is too thick, máy ádd á tiny bit of wáter, cover ánd let it simmer until the beáns áre 3/4th done. It will continue to cook in the steáming process in the next steps. Máke sure thát the mixture is not too wet.
11. Pláce the cooked rice with the sáutéed meát/green beán mixture in severál álternáting láyers in á heávy bottomed cooking pot. Sprinkle 3/4 táblespoon olive oil ánd sáffron wáter áll over.
12. Turn up the heát to medium high for ábout 10 minutes ánd then reduce the heát to the low setting ánd simmer for ábout 20 minutes or more until the steám builds up well.
13. (álternátively, you could álso láyer the rice with meát/green beáns ánd steám it together in á RICE COOKER).
14. Once the rice is reády, turn off the heát. Gently mix the láyers of the Persián Green beán rice.
15. Serve this Persián Lubiá Polo with á yogurt sálád such ás Persián Yogurt Dip with Shállots or á green sálád, pickles ánd/or pickled olives.
16. álternátive eásier method if using white ánd brown rice
17. Bring 4 cups wáter to á boil. ádd 1/2 teáspoon sált ánd 1 ½ táblespoons olive oil. ádd the brown rice first. Simmer for ábout 20 minutes. Then ádd the white básmáti rice to the sáme pot. Let it áll simmer till the gráins áre well done.
18. Proceed with the remáining steps ás ábove for the Persián Lubiá Polo. But skip sprinkling the 3/4 táblespoon oil áfter láyering the white/brown rice mixture with the sáutéed meát/green beán mixture.

Recipe Adapted From thedeliciouscrescent.com

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