Baghali Polo - Persian Rice With Lima Beans

"A fresh and delicious Iranian rice dish. This recipe is vegetarian; however, it is soooo good served with chicken! From My Persian Kitchen."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a saucepan, saute the onion and lima beans over medium heat for about five minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  • In a small bowl, combine saffron water and yogurt. Add 1/2 cup of your basmati rice to this bowl and mix.
  • In a large pot, add enough water to thinly cover the bottom. Add 3 tablespoons canola oil and give it a swirl so the water and oil mix.
  • Layer the bottom of the pot with the rice and yogurt mixture.
  • Add a handful of chopped dill to the pot then cover with a small layer of rice.
  • Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of advieh over the rice.
  • Add a generous layer of lima beans.
  • Add a generous layer of chopped dill.
  • Gently mix the rice, fava beans, and dill.
  • Continue layering until you are out of both rice and the vegetables. You should finish with a layer of rice. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of advieh on top.
  • With the end of a spatula, make holes around the perimeter of the pot, making sure you don't pass the yogurt-rice layer.
  • Cover and on high for 10 minutes.
  • Place a towel on top of the pot and cover tightly. Cook on medium-low for 1 hour.
  • Halfway through the cooking process, drizzle 2 tablespoons of melted butter or oil over the rice. If you'd like, you can also add a pinch of saffron to the butter or oil too.

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Reviews

  1. This is one of my favorite Persian dishes, mine came out OK, I need to tweak it or practice more. I was a bit confused because there is no onion on the ingredient list but the instruction mention onion and also the opposite with garlic. In addition I didn't have advieah. Regardless, I enjoyed it. I will make it again.
     
  2. very good
     
  3. Very good, full of flavor and I will make it again.
     
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