1 cup of basmati rice- my go to brand is @authenticroyalfoods (chef\u2019s secret)
\nI find that this kind doesn\u2019t need soaking
\n1\/2 cup of green lentil- I used @ziyadbrand
\n2 large onions- cut into slices
\n4\/5 good quality dates chopped into tiny cubes-I used@ziyadbrand
\n1 tsp of saffron dissolved into few cubes of ice
\n3 cups of water to cook the rice (drain method)
\n2 cups of water to cook the lentils
\nSalt to your liking
\n1 large potato (thinly sliced) of you like crispy potato at the bottom- also known as Tadig in Farsi
\nCooking oil to fry and caramelize the onions
\n\u201cPiyaz Dagh\u201d is caramelized fried onion in Farsi<\/p>\n
Step one:<\/em><\/strong> Adas Polo (Persian Lentil & Dates Rice Pilaf) Ingredients 1 cup of basmati rice- my go to brand is @authenticroyalfoods (chef\u2019s secret) I find that this kind doesn\u2019t need soaking 1\/2 cup of green lentil- I used @ziyadbrand 2 large onions- cut into slices 4\/5 good quality dates chopped into tiny cubes-I used@ziyadbrand 1 tsp…<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[103,7,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lentils","category-main-dishes","category-rice"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8425"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8456,"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8425\/revisions\/8456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resepmamiku.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCook your lentils Add the water and lentils into a sauce pan and bring to a boil Cook for about 25-30 mins or until tender Add salt to your likings then set aside
\nStep two:<\/em><\/strong>
\nCook your rice Bring your water to a boil, add some salt and add your rice
\nCook for about 20 mins or until the rice is 3\/4 way cooked
\nDrain and set aside
\nStep three:<\/em><\/strong>
\nAdd some oil into a pan, add your onions and cook on medium high, stirring occasionally
\nOnce the onion is caramelized add your dates, add some saffron water and set aside
\nFinal step :<\/em><\/strong>
\nAdd some butter to the bottom of your pan (it\u2019s better to use none stick)
\nArrange your potato on top and let it sear for a min Then start layering the rice, lentil and onions
\nPoke some holes in the rice and pour the saffron water in the wholes
\nAdd some butter Cover the pan tightly with a cloth on it to absorb all of the steam
\nCook on low for about 30-40 mins (The longer you cook, the crispier the bottom will be)
\nFluff your rice with a fork Serve and garnish with the remaining \u201cPiyaz Dagh\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"