Rice with Lentils, Dates, Raisins + Caramelized Onions

Name: Rice with Lentils, Dates, Raisins + Caramelized Onions (Adas Polow)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: Serves: 6
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 2 cups/350 g dates, any remaining hard stalk parts removed, pitted and sliced; 2 cups/300 g raisins, soaked for 10 minutes, drained and rinsed; 2 small onions, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 cup/240 ml oil, butter, or ghee; 1 teaspoon ground saffron threads dissolved in ¼ cup/60 ml orange blossom water; Zest of 3 oranges; 2 cups/400 g lentils, soaked for 30 minutes, drained, and rinsed; ½ cup/120 ml oil; 2 cups/400 g basmati rice, soaked for 30 minutes, drained, and rinsed; 1½ teaspoons sea salt; 2 teaspoons Qazvini four-spice advieh; ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt

Adas Polow

Preparation info

Serves:
6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 45

Appears in

Cooking in Iran

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

About

Ingredients

Rice

2 cups/400 g basmati rice, soaked for 30 minutes, drained, and rinsed
½ cup/

Asia
Iran
Main course
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

For the rice: Bring 8 cups/1.9 l water and 2 tablespoons fine sea salt to a boil in a large nonstick pot. Pour the rice into the pot. Boil briskly for 6 to 10 minutes, gently