This can be a main course or a starter dish. A simple and easy to cook recipe which is perfect for the cold seasons when the squash comes to farmers market.
This recipe shows how to cook a basic Tahchin, with just saffron, yogurt and egg. There are many varieties of Tahchin the most popular is with chicken (Tahchin e morgh).
This recipe comes from central Iran specially the Isfahan region. My grandmother was from Zavareh, e small town in the middle of the desert near Isfahan, and this dish was her specialty. I try to replicate as how she made for the whole family on weekends.
Every cultur, has a definite set of food for breakfast. The tendency of breakfasts in Iran is a combination of salty and sweet savors. The bread plays a crucial part in the feast.
Haleem or Halim is a popular breakfast in the middle east specially during the feast month of Ramadan and Iran has its own version. It’s very common that people buy Halim from the specialized stores in the early mornings
Adas means lentils in Persian and Adasi is a lentils soup that people have for breakfast. It is an easy recipe, you’ll just need time so it settles to have a flavorful lentils soup.
Spelt and Kamut (Khorasan) are species of wheat that considered to have more fiber and proteins than the common wheat so are healthier.
Sholezard has two main ingredients: rice & saffron. No Basmati rice for this recipe. Because it should release starch during long hours of cooking.
The Kachi Zavareh is a main course perfect for cold seasons. A common food of central Iran, with polenta, onions, and kashk
The Persian halva is made of a few ingredients, that make it look like an easy to prepare sweet but, believe me, this one is one of the most difficult recipes of Persian cuisine.
Eshkeneh is one of the classics and modest recipes of Persian cuisine. This soup is made of cheap ingredients: onion, turmeric, flour… It was mainly the food of the poor.
This chewy carrot cake has a dense texture because of the molasses of sugarcane, it’s moist with a fragrance of cinnamon, vanilla
With this recipe, you’ll have 5 buns for hamburgers. I wish I could say it’s also fast… but this one needs time. You’ll need 8 hours. It’s because this recipe isn’t packed with yeast.
Ribollita is one of the Tuscany’s famous dishes. It’s part of “Cucina Povera” (food of the poor). Ribollita means “re-boiled”
This apple crumble is a guilt free dessert, breakfast, or snack. The top has a crispy crumble while beneath the apples stays soft, sweet, and juicy.