Loobia Polo (green bean rice, vegetarian)
A meat-free take on the Persian green-bean rice: green beans braised with tomato and onion, folded through fluffy rice.
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- Prep
- 12 min
- Cook
- 22 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
- Green beans180 g
- Tomato120 g
- Onion90 g
- Garlic3 cloves · 9 g
- Olive oil18 g
Method
- 1
Soften the onion in the oil, add the garlic, turmeric and green beans and cook 5 minutes.
- 2
Stir in the grated tomato, salt and pepper and a splash of water.
- 3
Cover and braise until the beans are tender and the sauce is thick, 12–15 minutes.
- 4
Fold the braised beans gently through the warm rice.
- 5
Rest covered for two minutes off the heat, then serve.