{"id":44588,"date":"2023-03-26T05:30:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T02:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/?p=44588"},"modified":"2025-10-24T12:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:12:35","slug":"lubia-polo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tappersia.com\/blog\/lubia-polo\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubia Polo – Persian Rice with Green Beans and Beef"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of easy to cook yet super tasty Persian dishes is Lubia Polo, also known as green bean rice.\u00a0 Persian Lubia Polo is a complete meal packed with fiber, carbohydrates, and protein. It takes you only an hour to cook this delicious Iranian rice and so can be a great dinner choice for busy working days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredient needed to make Lubia Polo include<\/span><\/h2>\n

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500g green beans<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bd kilogram lamb, beef cubes, or ground beef meat\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2 diced and sauteed onions<\/span><\/p>\n

3 tablespoons of tomato paste<\/span><\/p>\n

2 1\/2 cups long-grain basmati rice<\/span><\/p>\n

Salt, turmeric & pepper<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooking oil<\/span><\/p>\n

Lubia Polo Recipe<\/span><\/h2>\n

Lubia Polo is cooked in three steps: preparing the green bean and meat mixture, cooking the basmati rice in a separate pot and finally mix and steaming the rice and mixture together for half an hour in the same pot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with green beans!\u00a0\"lobia<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n
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  1. Wash the green beans and remove the ends of them carefully. Now use a knife to chop the green beans to small pieces of 1-inch tall.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Add the chopped beans to diced and sauteed onions that you prepared in advance and fry them together to make the beans soft.<\/li>\n
  3. Now it\u2019s time for your protein to be added to the onion and beans mixture. You should cook the meat till it turns brown.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Now add the spices and tomato paste to your mixture to make a memorable flavor and color.\"loobia<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Cover the whole ingredients with 2 cups of boiling water and combine them well.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Leave it 20 minutes to be well-cooked. Meanwhile, you need to prepare the rice!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Step 2 is about preparing Basmati rice<\/span><\/h2>\n

    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07. In order to make rice the Persian way, the Persian food tour blog post can be a detailed guideline, so check it first! But if you\u2019re looking for a quick recipe here it is:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n