Iran

Adas polo

Name: Adas polo
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Persian
Ingredients: 2 cups soaked basmati rice; 3/4 cup brown lentils whole masoor (brown lentils); 2 sliced onion; 1/3 cup raisins; 8 chopped dates; 3 tbsp butter; a pinch saffron; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; Salt, to taste; Water, for boiling

Rice with lentils, dates, raisins and cinnamon. Sweet, savoury and very Persian.

75 minTime

12 gProtein each

mildSpice

Lentil rice2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayPersian home style.

The original

455kcalsame

12 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

75minutessame

The original adas polo.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Basmati rice2 cups, soaked

Whole masoor (brown lentils)¾ cup brown lentils

Onion2, sliced

Raisins⅓ cup

Dates8, chopped

Butter3 tbsp

Saffrona pinch

Cinnamon½ tsp

Saltto taste

Waterfor boiling

Method

4 steps

1Cook the lentils in water until just tender. Drain.
2Parboil the rice in salted water for 6 minutes. Drain and gently mix with the lentils.
3Steam the rice and lentils with butter on the lowest heat for 40 minutes.
4Fry the onions until golden, add the dates, raisins and cinnamon for a minute. Scatter over the rice with the saffron.

Serve it like this

Mound on a platter with the onion, date and raisin topping. Serve with yoghurt and salad.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Iran

Adas polo

Rice with lentils, dates, raisins and cinnamon. Sweet, savoury and very Persian.

75 minTime

12 gProtein each

mildSpice

Lentil rice2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayPersian home style.

The original

455kcalsame

12 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

75minutessame

The original adas polo.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Basmati rice2 cups, soaked

Whole masoor (brown lentils)¾ cup brown lentils

Onion2, sliced

Raisins⅓ cup

Dates8, chopped

Butter3 tbsp

Saffrona pinch

Cinnamon½ tsp

Saltto taste

Waterfor boiling

Method

4 steps

1Cook the lentils in water until just tender. Drain.
2Parboil the rice in salted water for 6 minutes. Drain and gently mix with the lentils.
3Steam the rice and lentils with butter on the lowest heat for 40 minutes.
4Fry the onions until golden, add the dates, raisins and cinnamon for a minute. Scatter over the rice with the saffron.

Serve it like this

Mound on a platter with the onion, date and raisin topping. Serve with yoghurt and salad.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Adas polo

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Adas polo

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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