Loobia Polo (Green Bean Rice)

Ingredients

Basmati Rice -2 cups
Green Beans – 1 cup
Cooking Onion 1 small finely chopped
Fresh Tomato – ½ cup chopped
Turmeric 1 tsp
Cinnamon ½ tsp (optional if using meat)
Salt – 1/8 cup (for soaking the rice and bit for cooking)
Pepper ½ to 1 tsp (black or cayenne)
Saffron – finely ground (few threads) + 1 ice cube or couple of tablespoons of hot water
Potato – 1 small/to medium (depending on pot size) cut thinly in rounds
Cooking oil – 2 to 3 table spoons (enough to brown the onions) – I use grapeseed oil.
Butter – ¼ cup