Shirazi lubia polo with meat for 4

Name: Shirazi lubia polo with meat for 4
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 104 min
Total time: 127 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 onion; 2 cloves garlic; 4 cups (about 740 g) rice; 3 cups green beans; 2 tomato; as needed liquid oil; 400 g ground meat; 2 tbsp tomato paste; as needed salt; as needed black pepper; as needed turmeric; as needed curry powder; as needed cinnamon

Recipe from پارت نیوز

Lubia polo is a popular Persian rice dish made with green beans, ground meat, tomato and spices; this version is enough for 4 people.

Health score 5.5/10
127 min
Prep 23 min
Serves 4
Medium
1088 kcal

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Ingredients

onionfinely chopped1
garlicfinely chopped2 cloves
ricewashed twice; about 185 g per person4 cups (about 740 g)
green beanschopped3 cups
tomatofinely chopped2
ground meatground400 g
curry powderto tasteas needed

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liquid oilfor frying and the pot bottomas needed
tomato paste2 tablespoons2 tbsp
saltto tasteas needed
black pepperto tasteas needed
turmericto tasteas needed
cinnamonto tasteas needed

Method

Peel and wash the onion, then finely dice it on a cutting board.
Wash the tomatoes and finely chop them.
Peel and wash the garlic, then finely dice it like the onion.
Put a little turmeric and oil in a pan over low heat until hot.
Add the onion to the pan and fry until light and translucent.
Add the garlic and fry until soft.
Add the ground meat with black pepper and curry powder and fry until the meat color completely changes.
Wash the green beans and drain the excess water, then chop them on a board.
Add the chopped tomatoes to the meat mixture, stir well and fry until the meat and tomato water completely evaporates.
Add the chopped green beans with tomato paste, a little cinnamon and salt to the mixture and fry until the beans slightly soften.
Remove the pan from the heat and set aside to cool.
In a pot for cooking rice, add water and salt, cover and increase the heat until the water boils quickly.
Wash the rice twice and drain the water.
Add the rice to the boiling water and cook until slightly soft but still firm under the tooth.
Drain the rice.
Pour oil in the bottom of the pot and, if desired, place potato or bread for tahdig on the oil.
Layer the drained rice and the green bean-meat mixture in the pot, repeating the layers.
Cover the pot and cook over heat until the rice is steamed and fully cooked.