Adas Polo (lentil rice with dates)
Fluffy rice layered with brown lentils, sweet dates and raisins and fried onion — a satisfying meat-free Persian dinner.
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- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Serves
- 2 people
Nutrition per serving
Share of this meal’s energy Daily protein, carb and fat targets aren’t set, so these are shown as this meal’s own split. Fiber is part of carbs, so its bar is measured against the standard 28 g daily value instead.
Calculated from each ingredient's nutrition per 100 g and the grams used, then divided by the servings.
Ingredients (6)
- Basmati rice300 g
- Brown lentils150 g
- Dates2 pcs · 48 g
- Raisins25 g
- Onion80 g
- Olive oil18 g
Method
- 1
Fry the sliced onion in the oil until deep golden, then remove half for topping.
- 2
Add the dates and raisins to the pan and warm through for a minute until plump.
- 3
Stir the cooked lentils into the pan with a pinch of cinnamon and salt.
- 4
Fold the lentil mixture gently through the warm rice.
- 5
Top with the reserved fried onion and serve.