How to Make Mung Bean Rice with Sangak Bread Tahdig – Undoubtedly the Most Delicious Mixed Rice You’ll Ever Eat with Your Fingers

Tuesday, September 30, 2025  Read time1 min

SAEDNEWS: Mash Polo is one of the flavorful and traditional dishes of Iran, made with a variety of ingredients. It is quite similar to Adas Polo (lentil rice) and can also be prepared as a steamed version of mung beans rice.

How to Make Mung Bean Rice with Sangak Bread Tahdig – Undoubtedly the Most Delicious Mixed Rice You’ll Ever Eat with Your Fingers

According to the cooking section of SaedNews, Mash Polo is one of Iran’s traditional and flavorful dishes, made with a variety of ingredients. Mash Polo is quite similar to Lentil Polo and can also be prepared using steamed mung beans.

This dish can be served with lamb shank, chicken, or meatballs. Mung beans offer numerous health benefits, including:

  • Improving vision

  • Strengthening the nervous system

  • Relieving constipation

  • Treating diarrhea

  • Protecting against skin cancer

  • Supporting pregnant women

  • Reducing blood pressure

Using beef bone broth, as demonstrated in a previous cooking video, adds extra nutrients and richness to the dish.

Ingredients for Mash Polo

Ingredient

Amount

Mung beans

1 cup

Rice

2 cups

Carrots

2

Onion

2

Cinnamon, cumin, salt, pepper, turmeric

To taste