Ristha's Eatery - Vegetarian Lubia Polo (Persian Green Bean Rice) withou...

Vegan and vegetarian food made easy.
This is our version of Lubia Polo (Persian Green Bean Rice) without meat
Ingredients
▢ 1 cup basmati rice white
▢ 3 tablespoons olive oil
▢ 2 onion medium, chopped
▢ 3 cloves garlic grated
▢ 1 teaspoon Persian spice mix or Cinnamon
▢ 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
▢ 1¼ teaspoon salt adjust as needed
▢ half the juice of a medium lemon
▢ 500g green beans cut into 1cm pieces
▢ 2 x 100g tomato paste
▢ ⅓ teaspoon saffron and dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water
Method
1. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil at medium setting in a cooking pot. Add the chopped onions and sauté few minutes or until soft. Then add the grated garlic and continue to sauté until the onions are light golden brown.
2. Then add all the spices, ½ tsp salt (persian rice spice/cinnamon through and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the green beans.
3. Next add the tomato paste and mix it well. If the mixture is too thick, may add some water, cover and let it simmer until the beans are ¾ done. It will continue to cook in the steaming process in the next steps. The mixture should be moist but not too wet.
Cook Rice
1. Rinse the white basmati rice in water several times until the water is clear and not starchy. Then drain the rice very well in a colander. (Tip: Basmati rice often has fine starchy powder on the top and you must get rid of that.)
2. Stove Top Method: Bring 4 cups of water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil. Add the rice and allow it to boil at medium-high heat for about 5 to 6 minutes until the rice grains are soft. Stir the rice in between. Drain the rice and set it aside. (Tip: The rice should be cooked to al dente stage. It should have expanded well, soft at the tips, see a white dot in the centre and holds its shape well).
3. Once the rice is ready, turn off the heat. Gently mix the layers of the Persian Green bean rice.
4. Serve this Persian lubia polo with salad or Persian yogurt dip with shallots or a green salad, pickles and/or pickled olives.
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