Loobia Polow (Rice with Green Beans)

I first ate loobia polow back on 2008, early on my relationship with bff. He brought this for me to my office for lunch cooked by his mother. Then, i shared it with my officemates and we agree to call this dish as "nasi goreng Iran" which means Iranian fried rice =). There is version used "gusht charkh karde" a.k.a ground meat, but this time I used cube meat. I love with lots of green beans and less oil.

Ingredients:
- 300g meat
- green beans
- 11/2 cup rice
- 1 tomato diced
- 1 potato
- 2 medium onions chopped
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1tsp turmeric
- 1/2 ground cinnamon
- salt and pepper
- juice of lemon
- oil

Methods:

Saute onions until translucent, add turmeric

Add in meat, stir until all sides brown

Add diced tomato, tomato paste, pepper, salt, and cinnamon

Pour water enough to cover ingredients,add lime juice, let it boil, lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes

Add green beans, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until meat tender

Meanwhile, prepare rice. Boil rice until al dante and drain it

When the meat is tender, now is the time to combine the rice and the mixture. Heat some oil. To get a crispy tahdig, place potato on the bottom of non stick pan, layer with rice on top of the potato.

And then layer with the meat mixture with rice until finish

Cover the pot lid with a clean towel, this is the way to get a nice beautiful long rice grains, the function of towel is to absorb steam. Cook for another 30-40 minutes on medium heat.

Serve with yogurt and onion

Don't forget to try okeyy :)