Rice with lentils, dates and walnuts (Addas polo) from The Saffron Tales: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen by Yasmin Khan

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Accompaniments: Salad Shirazi

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  • tges on March 14, 2026

    One of my favorite dishes, however I cannot remember if I first made it from Khan's recipe or another cookbook so I am familiar the process. I don't like raisins in rice so I use craisins instead, and I used the Iranian fried onion you can find in Middle Eastern shops as I'm not a fan of frying onion at home for garnish if I can buy it prepared already. This is a full meal in itself, especially if you add the yogurt on the side and a nice crunchy shirazi salad. Love the inclusion of walnuts here for added texture, flavour, and nutrition. It's one of those dishes, I sneak back into the kitchen for extra bites here and there.

  • jenburkholder on August 18, 2020

    The flavor is good, but the instructions are horribly confusing. Look elsewhere for an addas polo recipe.

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