Kotlet are delicious meat patties, the Persian version of meat cutlets, and can be made with either ground beef, lamb, or turkey. You'll find variations in the spices used depending on which part of Iran your family is from.
One of the Persian dishes we enjoy greatly at our home is a rice - meatball dish called "Kufteh". Rice and ground beef are mixed with split peas and wonderful aromatic spices and all is slowly cooked in a tomato sauce until all flavors blend. Yum - I am getting hungry just thinking about "Kufteh". Anyhow, here is the recipe, which I hope you will try out.
Persian Chicken Kabob , This 30 minute dinner for juicy Persian-inspired Chicken Kabobs will be a crowd favorite, especially when served with basmati rice and a refreshing salad!
This quick-to-assemble flatbread is wonderfully crisp and chewy, with terrific flavor from nutty nigella and sesame seeds.
An authentic recipe for Persian Saffron Chicken with Barberry Rice! This is such an amazing combo of flavors and spices!
The weeds we find in the lawn are called buttercups, but there are many types of buttercups in the Ranunculus genus. Here's how to identify buttercups and how to control them.
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Ooh look I have a new bookcase! (in the foreground, to the right) It nearly killed poor Bird putting it up, you could hear him swearing all down the street. I will gird up my ass again to do something more exciting soon...going to see Jethro Tull tonight, lets see if I can get a camera in!
Iran before the Islamic Revolution of 1979 was quite a different country from the one we see today. It was secular, Western-oriented and allowed a certain amount of cultural freedom.
Common Name: Persian Cress Organic Scientific Name: Lepidium sativium L. Life Cycle: Annual Remarks: Productive, easy-to-grow greenery. Airy, yet sturdy branches filled with tiny seed pods that resemble silvery-green coins. A great cut flower bouquet filler. We recommend multiple plantings about two weeks apart for a continuous harvest. A great salad green-Persian Cress leaves are edible and have a mild, peppery flavor. Plant Height: 90-100 cm Season: Spring Sowing Depth + Method: Direct seed (recommended) - Sow as soon as soil can be worked. Cover seeds with 6mm soil. Thin when first true leaves appear. Transplant - Sow 4-6 weeks before last frost. Sow into punnets. Harden off seedlings before transplanting outdoors. Support may be required. Spacing: 5-15cm Position: Full Sun Days until Germination: 2-5 days Seed to Bloom: 65-75 days Harvest: Fresh: Harvest fresh stems or when seed pods have matured. Dried :Harvest when seed pods have matured and hang to dry.Approx. Number of Seeds: 50 Note: Dispatch to W.A is once weekly due to quarantine restrictions upon arrival.
