Baghali Polo (fava bean & dill rice)
Fragrant rice tossed with fava beans and a generous amount of dill — a classic Persian herb rice, here kept light and quick.
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- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 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 (5)
- Basmati rice300 g
- Fava beans120 g
- Fresh dill40 g
- Olive oil18 g
- Garlic2 cloves · 6 g
Method
- 1
Warm the oil with the garlic and a pinch of turmeric over low heat.
- 2
Add the fava beans and heat through for 3–4 minutes.
- 3
Stir in the chopped dill and season with salt.
- 4
Fold the bean-and-dill mixture gently through the warm rice.
- 5
Cover for two minutes off the heat to let the flavours settle, then serve.