Adas Polo Recipe

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 5

Total Time1 20

Servings: 5 people

Soak rice and raisins.
Cook the lentils.
Pour the lentils into a pot with 4 cups of water.
Fry the onions. Add spice and turmeric. Set half of the onions aside.
Add garlic to the onions in the pan.
Add ground beef to onions and garlic. Gently beat with a spatula to avoid clumping.
Add salt and cinnamon. Add ⅓ cup of water. Turn the heat off once the water is evaporated.
When the lentils are soft, add the rice.
Add salt. The water needs to be a knuckle above the surface of rice. The rice become Al dente in 5-7 minutes.
Add the meat to the rice. Decrease the heat. Put the lid on the pot. The rice should simmer for 40-60 minutes.
Sauté the raisins.
After the rice is cooked, mix two rice paddles of Adas polo with saffron.
Serve Adas Polo with raisins, saffron rice and the onions you set aside in step 2.

You can omit the garlic, but it helps get rid of the meat’s unpleasant odor.
You can use pistachio or almond slices for decoration.
In Iran, some people serve this meal with dates. To do that, you should put 7-8 dates, sauté them for a minute, and they’re ready to serve with your rice! Adas polo with dates is a normal form of serving this meal.
Adding some dill to the rice take a fantastic aroma to your meal. Persian rice with lentils and dill is great.
Both brown and green lentils can be used in this recipe.
Dissolve some saffron in 3 spoons of boiling water or put it next to it an ice cube until the ice melts. Then drizzle it on the rice.