Try these popular Persian desserts when you're looking for something exotic to serve! From almond cookies to love cake to marzipan candy, these Persian treats are sure to please.
This Persian Chicken Kabob, Joojeh Kabob, is marinated in saffron, grated onion, lemon, and garlic. It's usually cooked on a charcoal grill, but you can also cook it in your oven under the broiler. I'll show you how to do both!
An authentic recipe for Persian Saffron Chicken with Barberry Rice! This is such an amazing combo of flavors and spices!
If you’re planning on traveling to the Middle East shortly, you might be wondering about the differences between Arabic and Persian (also called Farsi). After all, both languages are essential in that region, so it makes sense to get to know them as much as possible.
Orly Elyashar has a sense of humor about the community she grew up in. Called the Hamadani or Hamedani Jews, the name, she explains “translates to know it all. Hama means everything and everyone and d
This classic Persian rice dish layers fluffy basmati rice with yogurt-marinated chicken before baking in a cast-iron Dutch oven to form a crispy golden crust.
Since earliest times, Persians have been well known for their hospitality, be it tribesman offering a place to rest and drink to the weary travelers, or urban city dwellers offering visitors a scrumptious meal. Tradition demands that only the finest food available be served to guests or travelers, and always…
Recipe video above. This is a rice side dish that will steal the show! The rice stays fluffy and tastes quite rich, but it's not heavily flavoured (hence suitable as a side dish), yet is flavoured enough that you'll want to eat it plain. The barberries provide welcome pops of sour but don't fret if you can't find them, see Note 2 for substitutions. This rice dish will pair terrifically with any Persian / Middle Eastern / Lebanese / Gulf recipes. See in post for Persian Feast menu!
Here’s a list of the best 19 Persian desserts that are traditional, authentic, and modernized to suit everyone!
Khoresh (meaning stew in Farsi) Bademjan (meaning eggplant in Farsi) is the second most important Persian stew; second only to Ghorme...
Introducing 8 of the best Persian pickles that are made from fresh vegetables and vinegar and are served with all kinds of Persian food
At the heart of Persian cuisine lies a profound respect for the bounty of nature, with each dish celebrating the union of carefully selected ingredients, meticulously prepared and artfully combined. It is a cuisine that transcends mere sustenance, elevating the act of dining to a realm of sensory indulgence and shared communal experience.
Since our school days, we were taught that god is in the details and that everything depends on the perspective. This is especially true if we look at the study of the ancient human past through material remains.
Ghormeh sabzi is a classic traditional Persian herb stew with beef or lamb, fresh herbs, and kidney beans, that's slowly cooked, developing so much flavor.
At the heart of Persian cuisine lies a profound respect for the bounty of nature, with each dish celebrating the union of carefully selected ingredients, meticulously prepared and artfully combined. It is a cuisine that transcends mere sustenance, elevating the act of dining to a realm of sensory indulgence and shared communal experience.
This is a healthy and delicious سوپ جو soup-e jo (barley soup) recipe with chicken, carrots and a good squirt of fresh lemon juice. This is the kind of recipe that I would highly recommend to college students living away from home that is tired of eating campus food and unhealthy take-outs. This soup is easy to prepare and there aren't too many ingredients. All you need is access to a working stove, a little time and a good dose of enthusiasm. It's officially spring but the pleasant spring weather has not arrived yet! For my first post of the new season, I would have liked to prepare a light dish with fresh vegetables but I'm still waiting for that exhilarating moment to be able to open all the windows and let the fresh air fill the house and to feel the arrival of spring all around me. I can't wait to put back my outdoor birdhouses and wind chimes around the house that I had brought inside before the Sandy Storm last fall. Spring is such a short season here in New York, it arrives late and is gone before you know it. While I was growing up in the southern region of Iran, early spring meant beautiful weather and gorgeous landscapes with wildflowers. One of my springtime memories goes back to یک روز بهاری (one spring day) when I was a seventh-grader in our small town of Masjed Soleiman in Khouzestan province. I watched a flock of wild parrots passes over our house in the early hours of the morning. I don't know where they were traveling to or where they were coming from but my father, who loved birds and at one point had about two hundred birds and possibly more had my mother not objected, suggested catching those parrots and excitedly I went along. The next morning, at the crack of dawn, I watched my father bring out an old mesh wire cage and place it by a large open window. He tied a long string to the little latch on the opening of the cage, placed some seeds inside with a trail leading out. We waited patiently as a couple of parrots from the flock approached our house and one of them followed the seed trail into the cage. My father pulled the string and closed the door on the parrot. It was a thrilling moment and the joy continued for the next few days until we had eventually captured five beautiful parrots. Several days later I came home from school joyfully refilling their water bowl and giving them more seeds. Things seemed calm in our household and my mother appeared to be going along with our little hunting escapade. However, she apparently tolerated the whole situation for as long as she could and one day while I was still at school she took the cage out in the back of the house over the hills, opened the cage door and let the wild parrots out in the middle of nowhere. To my horror, I found the cage empty on the lonely porch. I think I went through each stage of grief except the last one, acceptance, in the span of ten minutes before I headed down to the kitchen where I knew she would be. I don't remember what I said, it's all a blur, but I remember what she told me: پرنده جاش تو قفس نیست (birds don't belong in a cage!) "Birds need to be free and to be able to go wherever they wish to go," she said. Through our heartfelt connection, I understood what she meant and to this day I am still learning the depth of that poignant lesson. Soup-e Jo - Chicken Barley Soup Ingredients: Serves 6-8 1 1/2 cups pearl barley, rinsed and soaked in cool water for an hour 4 pieces of chicken (drumsticks or wings) 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots 1 large onion, peeled and quartered 2 celery stalks, cut into chunks 1-2 garlic cloves 1/4 teaspoon turmeric 2 bay leaves Salt and pepper to taste (I would suggest a freshly ground black pepper for this recipe) 2-3 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lime/lemon juice Chopped flat-leaf parsley for garnish Method: Arrange the quartered onions at the bottom of the stockpot, add the chicken, celery, garlic, bay leaf, turmeric, salt, and pepper. Add enough water to cover all of the ingredients, bring to a boil on medium-high. Reduce the heat, cover, and cook on medium-low heat for about 45-50 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked. Remove the pot from the heat and let cool. Drain the soup and pour it into a bowl for later use. Separate the chicken from the bones and shred it into small pieces. Place the soaked and drained barley in a large pot, add the strained chicken soup, and enough water to cover up to 3 inches. Bring to a boil for a couple of minutes on medium-high heat, reduce the heat, cover leaving the lid a little ajar, and cook for 45 minutes. To the pot add the shredded chicken and the shredded carrots, stir. Add more hot water if needed. Cover and cook for another 40- 45 minutes on medium-low heat. In the last 15 minutes of cooking add the lemon juice, taste, and adjust the seasoning. Serve the soup in a large bowl, sprinkle chopped parsley on top and serve with warm bread. Note: All the soup pictures are taken from the same barley soup. The first two were taken with little liquid and freshly shredded carrots on top to show the ingredients. The last two photos are from the soup filled with liquid. Enjoy!
Are you going vegan, but can't quit Persian flavors? We got you covered with this list of 6 vegan Persian recipes for you to try!
Torshi - Persian for "sour" and referring to pickled vegetables - are so popular in Iran that a meal literally isn't complete without them.
Lentil Soup always brings back memories of hiking in the Tehran mountains, like "Darakeh", "Azghal Chal", and "Palang Chal". What I adore about Iran is the guarantee of finding a café or a little shop wherever you wander. It's hilarious how Iranians sometimes hike just
At the heart of Persian cuisine lies a profound respect for the bounty of nature, with each dish celebrating the union of carefully selected ingredients, meticulously prepared and artfully combined. It is a cuisine that transcends mere sustenance, elevating the act of dining to a realm of sensory indulgence and shared communal experience.
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