Persian Lentil Rice - Addes Pilaf

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 200 g red lentils
• 8 ounces long-grain rice or 8 ounces basmati rice
• 200 ground beef or 200 ground lamb
• 2 ounces raisins
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron
• 2 large onions
• 2 -3 tablespoons cooking oil
• salt and black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 soak rice in water for 3-4 hours, then cook in salted water for 10-15 minutes using a non-stick pot until it just softens.
• 2 drain water and empty the pot.
• 3 bring 2-3 cups of water to boil.
• 4 wash lentil and add to water with a bit of salt.
• 5 cook over medium heat for about 15-20 minutes until tender.
• 6 peel and thinly slice onions.
• 7 fry in oil until slightly golden.
• 8 add ground beef or lamb, salt and black pepper, and fry over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
• 9 add one cup of hot water and cook until water has been mostly absorbed.
• 10 wash raisins and dates.
• 11 pour 1/2 cup of water and some oil in the non-stick pot.
• 12 pour in half of the rice.
• 13 follow with meat, lentil, and raisins.
• 14 add in remainder of rice.
• 15 cook over low heat for about 20 minutes.
• 16 dissolve saffron in 1/3 cup of hot water and pour over the rice.
• 17 mix well before serving.