A Persian recipe blog
Reshteh Polo is a popular Persian rice dish. The heavenly aroma of saffron combined with the subtle sweetness of sautéed onions and raisins creates an explosion of flavour in your mouth. The brown noodles in the rice make for the most mouthwatering tahdig! As you may know on Persian new year’s eve Iranians traditionally eat …
Tahchin is such a versatile Persian classic! It’s a savoury rice cake that can be prepared with chicken, meat, veggies or plain as a side dish. It has fragrant saffron rice and juicy meat in the centre, a crispy golden rice crust on the outside, and sweet barberries on top. Served with the flavourful juices …
Loobia Polo is (besides kabab) my absolute favourite dish! I know you heard me say this many times, “today’s dish is one of my faves…”. It is true, I have many favourite dishes. But if you’re asking for THE favourite, I promise you it’s Loobia Polo… (if you don’t have a bbq at hand)! No, …
Ab Doogh Khiar is a refreshing yogurt soup with cucumbers, herbs, raisins and walnuts. We dunk pieces of bread in it, making the soup nice and filling without being too heavy. It’s the ideal lunch or dinner for hot summer days. In this weather we don’t really feel like eating a proper meal, but being …
Meygoo Polo is a flavourful prawn rice dish from the south of Iran. Having prawns as one of the main ingredients, as well as its subtle heat make this dish so unmistakably southern. Like so often every region in the south of Iran prepares this dish a little differently. One thing I’d recommend is using …
Khoresh-e Aloo Esfenaj is a simple but oh so tasty Persian stew made of lamb, golden sour prunes and spinach. It has a subtle sweet and sour taste, that combined with the tender meat and aromatic Persian rice turns to a party for your tastebuds! The recipe is very simple and straight forward. The only …
Salad Olvieh doesn’t have the typical Persian flavours and that’s because it originally comes from Russia. It has made its way into the Iranian kitchens a long time ago and I can honestly say, I never went to an Iranian party where they didn’t serve Salad Olvieh. It has become one of the most popular …
Mirza Ghasemi is a very popular appetiser in Persian cuisine. It is a smoked aubergine, tomato and egg dip, that originally comes from northern Iran. You can make it as a starter or as a substitute for dinner. I sometimes even have it for breakfast! The most important ingredient for Mirza Ghasemi are the smoked …
Salad Shirazi, as the same suggests, comes from Shiraz and it’s the most popular salad in Iran. It consists of finely chopped cucumbers, tomatoes and red onions, dressed with verjuice (or lemon juice as as alternative) and seasoned with dried mint and salt. The fine texture makes Salad Shirazi satisfying to eat and allows all …
Stuffed Peppers are popular in many countries around the world and each has its own version of them. Today I’d love to show you the Persian version of this juicy, delicious dish: Dolmeh-ye Felfel. I spiced the recipe up with some optional hot peppers in there and a bit of smoked paprika powder. I encourage …