Name: Green Bean + Tomato Polow (Lubia Polow)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 1 x 4 in (10 cm) cinnamon stick; 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; ½ teaspoon cayenne; 2 cups (400 g) white basmati rice; ½ (120 ml) cup olive oil; 2 medium onions, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon sea salt; ½ teaspoon turmeric; 2 tablespoons Fresh lime juice; 4 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced; 1½ lb (680 g) Fresh green beans, cut into 1 in (2.5 cm) lengths, or 10 oz (275 g) ready-cut frozen green beans; 3 large tomatoes (about 1 lb/450 g), peeled* and diced, or 3 cups (1½ lb/675 g) canned tomatoes, drained

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

Joon

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2015

About

Rice with green beans and tomatoes tends to be everyone’s favorite dish, children included. With everything cooked in one pot, this is a quick and easy way to make it. For a non-vegan version, simply add 1 pound ground lamb, chicken, or turkey, sautéed with the onions in step 2.

Ingredients

2 cups (400 g) white basmati rice
½ (120 ml) cup

Method

Wash the rice by placing it in a large container and covering it with water. Agitate gently with your hand, then pour off the water. Repeat 3 times until the water is no longer cloudy. Soak for 30 minutes. Drain, using a fine-mesh colander, and set aside.
Heat ¼ cup oi