Vegan Adas Polo (Persian Dish)

My latest version of the Lentil-Rice dish from Iran "Adas-Polo" (Vegan)

1. 3 Cups of Basmati Rice

2. 3 Cups of Lentils

3. 1 Can of tomato paste

4. Lemon juice

5. 1 Red onion

6. Spices: Lemon pepper, cyan pepper, salt, cumin, Saffron, crushed red pepper.

Brief Directions

RICE

1. Cook 3 cups of rice with 6 cups of water in rice cooker, with 2 tbsp Salt, pinch of Saffron and generous oil.

SAUCE

2. Saute red onion in oil with Cumin, Cyan, Red Pepper, Lemon pepper, and Lemon juice. Once browning, add tomato paste, slowly adding water to arrive at thin liquid. Simmer until rice is ready.

LENTILS

3. Soak lentils for 30 minutes. Drain and rinse, boil on high with Salt, Lemon Pepper, and several Onion pieces from tomato sauce, until skins split and begin to become mashy.

4. Enjoy, Namaste.

Detailed Directions

RICE

1. Wash rice 3 times (to destarch and prevent heavy sticking)

2. Place rice in rice cooker (to save time, stovetop option coming soon) with generous oil. Cover 2:1 ratio water (6 cups water to 3 cups rice) and add 2 tbsp salt and a pinch of Saffron.

LENTILS

3. Soak lentils for 30 minutes. Place in Pot and bring to boil with generous oil, 1 tbsp salt.

SAUCE

4. Halve and slice 1 red onion. Place in nonstick saucepan and Sautee on high, cover with oil. Add cumin, cyan, Lemon pepper, and lemon juice to taste.

5. Once onion browning begins, add tomato paste with a small amount of water. This will slightly roast the tomato. After roughly 30 seconds, add water slowly to make a thin liquid, which will be the sauce of your dish. Cover and simmer until rice is ready.

LENTILS

6. Add several onions from the tomato sauce to lentil pot. Boil lentils on high until the skin splits and they begin mashing together (almost overcooked). In the end, do not drain, this will lose your flavor, so be sure to boil down the small amount of water left, and once left to sit the lentils should absorb the remaining liquids. (Do not overcook to dryness)

END

7. Serve Rice with lentils and sauce, Yogurt is a nice side (Organic Please, Cow animals have rights just like the human animal). Enjoy, Goodluck, Namaste.