Iranian Eslamboli Polou (rice With Ground Meat)

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 500 g basmati rice or 500 g long-grain rice
• 400 g ground lamb or 400 g beef
• 4 medium onions
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• cooking oil
• salt
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 fry the sliced onions in oil until slightly golden.
• 2 add ground lamb or beef, salt, and black pepper and fry until color changes.
• 3 dissolve tomato paste in a glass of hot water and add to meat.
• 4 cook for a few minutes until little water is left.
• 5 wash rice twice and soak in salted warm water for 3-4 hours, then drain the water.
• 6 pour water in a large non-stick pan until it is half-full and bring it to a boil. add rice and a spoonful of salt and continue boiling until rice slightly softens. pour rice into a drain and wash it with slightly warm water.
• 7 mix the rice with the meat, and continue simmering for another 10-20 minutes.