Loobia Polo

Name: Loobia Polo
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Persian
Ingredients: 2 cups basmati rice; 300g green beans, chopped; 300g ground beef; 2 tbsp tomato paste

لوبیا پلو/loo-bee-AH poh-LOH/

Also known as: Persian Green Bean Rice

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

About this dish

Fragrant Persian rice cooked with green beans and spiced ground beef.

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Ingredients

🍚2 cups basmati rice

🫘300g green beans, chopped

🥩300g ground beef

🍅2 tbsp tomato paste

Method

Serves 2

Parboil the rice, then drain.

Sauté ground beef with onion and tomato paste until cooked.

Add chopped green beans and cook briefly.

Layer the rice and meat-bean mixture in a pot, alternating.

Steam over low heat until the rice is tender and a crust forms at the bottom.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Loobia polo is a traditional Persian rice dish, combining fresh green beans with saffron-scented rice and meat.

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