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Loobia Polo | Persian Green beans and Rice dish

zeinab
An easy quick comfort dish with greens beans, ground beef and rice.
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Steaming time 40 mins
Total Time 5 d 2 hrs
Course Main Course
Cuisine Persian
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

Green beans Stew

  • 500 g Ground beef It can be replaced with lamb or beef stew chops or chicken
  • 2 Onions Large
  • 500 g Green beans
  • 3 tbsp Tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp Turmeric
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup boiling water

Rice

  • 2 1/2 cups Long-grain basmati rice
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp bloomed Saffron

Instructions
 

Green Beans Stew

  • Start with washing and removing both ends of the green beans. Then chop all the beans to 1-inch tall pieces.
  • Small dice onions and sautéing them in a pan with vegetable oil on medium heat until it becomes transparent.
  • Then add cut beans on to the onions, fry them both together until the green beans become shiny green and soft.
  • Add the ground lamb and sauté until brown.
  • Add turmeric, cinnamon or any other spice you like.
  • Add the tomato paste for more flavour and colour.
  • Add boiling water, combine everything well, cover and cook for about 20 minutes.

Rice

  • Bring a pot of water with salt to a rapid boil.
  • Pour the washed, soaked rice into boiling water, bring it back to boil, cook for about 8-10 minutes or until rice grains are long, soft on the outside and firm in the center.
  • Drain and rinse well with cool water, as it helps separate the rice grains and bring about more fluffy rice.

Steaming and mixing the rice and green beans mixture

  • Add vegetable oil to a large non-stick pot.
  • With a large spatula pour about 1/3 of parboiled rice, a little bloomed saffron over the rice and on 1/2 of green beans mixture, build up the layers ( rice, saffron, green bean, and always finishing with rice) into a pyramid shape away from the sides of the pot.
  • In order to release the steam make 4-5 holes in the rice with the bottom of a spatula. 
  • Pour a little boiling water on the sides, cover the pot with kitchen towel raped lid and cook for 5 minutes on high heat until the rice starts steaming, lower heat to and steam for another 30-40 minutes.
  • When the rice is fully cooked gently fluff the rice a bit to have the beans mixture and rice combined.
Keyword Green beans and rice recipe, vegetarian Loobia polo