| Maash Polow
Ingredients: (4
servings)
- Moong, 300 grams
- Long-grain or basmati rice, 400
grams
- Beef or lamb, 400 grams
- Onions, 2 large
- Tomato paste, 2-3 spoons
- Turmeric, 1/2 teaspoon
- Cooking oil
- Salt
- Black pepper
Directions:
Peel and thinly slice onions. Fry in oil until slightly golden.
Cut meat into small pieces and fry in onions until color changes.
Add two glasses of hot water, salt, black pepper, and tomato
paste, and cook over medium heat for about 40 minutes.
Wash moong. Add 1-2 glasses of hot water, turmeric, and a bit of
salt and cook over medium heat for 15-20 minutes. Drain water. Add
to meat and mix well.
Prepare rice as in Kateh or Polow. If cooking Kateh, when excess
water is boiled off, add meat-moong, mix well, and continue
cooking. If cooking Polow, when rice is rinsed, add meat-moong,
mix well, and continue cooking.
Persian food
guide generously provided by Roxanna and Farzin Mokhtarian. For more information
on Persian food please
go to their comprehensive Persian recipe web
site.
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