Adas polo
Adas polo is a favourable Persian rice dish. It is made with rice, lentils and ground meat. Some people add raisins to the dish which makes a sweet taste. usually, a bread crust accompanies the Polo and adds to the delightfulness.
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Servings: 4 people
Calories: 204kcal
Cost: $14
Ingredients
- 250 gr ground meat (beef or lamb)
- 2 cups Persian rice or Basmati rice
- 1 cup lentils (soaked for a minimum of 2 hours)
- 1 onion
- ¼ teaspoon saffron or ½cup brewed saffron
- ¼ tablespoon turmeric
- Salt to your favor
- ¼ teaspoon caraway or cumin seed
- 25 gr butter or 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ½ cup raisin
Instructions
- Clean and wash and soak the rice.
- Cook the rice in Polow style.There is a complete guide available in uniqop's polo recipe.
- Rinse the lentils.
- Fill half of a pot with water and pout lentils into it.
- This helps to prevent lentils bloating effectAdd the caraway seeds
- Dice the onions
- Pour half of the oil into a pan and start sauteing diced onions.
- Add ground meat and saute it with onion and oil
- Add turmeric and salt
- Brew saffron and add half of it at this point
- Add the cooked lentils to the composition
- Strimm the raisins with butter
- Add the raisins to the structure after the meat is thoroughly cooked.
- Note: you may add tahdig before adding the rice and lentil sauce.After you rinse the boiled rice, pout a layer of the rice(¼ polo) into a dry pot, then a layer (¼ )of the lentils and ground meat mixture (lentil sauce). Continue this process until the rice and sauce are finished
- Cook your Adas polo for about an hour.
- You can use saffroned rice and fried sliced onion for topping.
Notes
Uniqop's advice:
- Rinsing the lentils for 2 or 3 times during soaking helps to reduce their bloating.
- Adding caraway seed is optional, but it is powerfully effective in bloat reduction
- For tahdig, you would better use lavash bread
- Cover your pot’s lid with a cloth in step 14
Nutrition
Calories: 204kcal