Reshteh (رشته) is the Persian name of Noodles. The reshteh is used in 2 main dishes, either with rice (for reshteh polo) or in a dense soup called: Ash of Reshteh.
Category: Making ingredients
Recipes for ingredients that need to be made and be ready prior to the cooking. Like Ghee (clarified butter), plain yogurt, noodles, and many others
When it comes to pastry, sponge cake considered to be a basic ingredient specially for cakes. With just a few ingredients we have a fluffy, airy sponge to be decorate with whipped cream, chocolate ganache, fruits… or any other way our creativity wants.
This fruit mixture is very handy when it comes to Christmas delicacies. I bake many cakes during Christmas and having them ready, helps me save loads of time.
Italian Custard or Crema Pasticcera is a basic cream that is used in many sweets. With this base, you can make the Italian Chantilly cream with whipped cream and rum which is the match of Panettone for xmass and new year.
Ghee (Indian name), the oil of butter (as Persians call it, روغن کره) or the clarified butter, doesn’t contain any humidity nor protein. It has only fat. Ghee is very beneficial. Its Smoke Point is very high (250C°/480F°) so it’s…
Khoya (or khoa) is condensed milk, it’s a famous ingredient in indian cuisine. So natural and good for making sweets like: gulab jamun
Making your own yogurt is very satisfying. Plain yogurt has many benefits: vitamins (B2-B12), calcium, potassium and magnesium and is packed with probiotics. If you have access to organic milk and even better to sheep’s organic milk you are really lucky because you can have one of the most richest and beneficial ingredients for human body.