Tabriz loobia polo, rice with beans and dill
A Persian rice dish from Tabriz, cooked in a slow-cooked style with black-eyed peas, fresh dill, and chicken, delicately flavored with saffron and cinnamo…
Loobia polo from Tabriz is a Persian rice dish layered with beans, plenty of dill, and chicken. The rice, cooked in a stew-like manner with a golden crust at the bottom of the pot, is flavored with saffron.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time40 min
- Cook time1 hr 30 min
- Resting3 hr
- Total5 hr 10 min
- DifficultyHard
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodbraised
- Estimated cost$11.13 $1.86 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
- $2.33
- $5.07
- $0.17
- $0.69
- $1.15
- $0.21
- $0.14
- $1.33
- $0.04
Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Cook the rice, then drain it. Soak the beans for a few hours, then cook them in water. Add salt towards the end of the cooking time, and drain the beans.
- Sauté the onion in a little butter, then add the spices and chicken, and cook until browned.
- Pour commencer, pour each type of crust, add the fat to the saucepan and heat it. Once it’s hot, place the base of your chosen crust at the bottom of the pan.
- Next, layer the rice and dill and bean mixture in bowls. Set aside some plain rice for the saffron and decoration. ≈ 2 min
- Pour the hot water and 240 ml of broth evenly over the rice. Cook over high heat until steam forms, then reduce the heat and cover the rice with a lid to allow it to cook in its own steam.
- Finally, mix the remaining broth with the melted butter and pour over the rice.
The bill
Tabriz loobia polo, rice with beans and dill
- 800 g of rice$2.33
- 100 g of fresh dill$5.07
- 1/2 tablespoon of cinnamon$0.17
- 75 g of butter$0.69
- 1 chicken breast$1.15
- 1 onion$0.21
- 1 tablespoon of butter$0.14
- 480 ml of chicken broth$1.33
- salt and spices$0.04
Total$11.13
that's $1.86 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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