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Adas Polo (Lentil Rice Pilaf)

Name: Adas Polo (Lentil Rice Pilaf)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Iran
Ingredients: 1.5 cups Rice; 100g Lentils; 1 Onion; 3 tbsp Raisins; To taste Dates; 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder; 3 tbsp Vegetable oil

Rice Dish

⏱ 45 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Lentils, fried onion, and raisins cooked with rice — a gently sweet Iranian home dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A nutritionally balanced home dish, cooking lentils with rice and scattering fried onion, raisins, and dates on top. Satisfying even without meat, it's sometimes made for frugal days or as a vegetarian dish — a comforting, everyday favorite.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A weekday dinner in Iran, adas polo, easy to make and nutritious, on the table. The fragrance of fried onion and the sweetness of raisins meld together beautifully.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Rice 1.5 cups
Lentils 100g
Onion 1
Raisins 3 tbsp
Dates To taste
Cinnamon powder 1/2 tsp
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Parboil the lentils until tender.
Rinse the rice and soak 30 minutes, then parboil.
Thinly slice the onion and fry in oil until golden.
Lightly sauté the raisins.
Combine the rice, lentils, and cinnamon and steam in a pot or steamer to finish cooking.
Plate and scatter with the fried onion, raisins, and dates.

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