Three Tasty-Easy Recipes for Leftover Rice

There are two things that are staple foods in the Iranian cuisine: rice and bread. They eat rice with different kinds of meat stews or vegetable dishes. In North of Iran, near the Caspian Sea, there are beautiful rice fields which are widely famous for cultivation of different kinds of Persian rice. You can make

Homemade Cheese طرز تهیه پنیر خانگی

I love my country style home made cheese. It’s elegant, tasty and very easy to make. Most importantly, I enjoy it a lot. You can have plain cheese or add some fresh or dried herbs such as chives تره, mintنعنا , basil ریحان, oregano or nuts such as walnuts. It’s your choice. All you need

Persian petit meatballs Kofteh ( کوفته ریزه یزدی)

In Iranian cooking ‘ Kofteh/Kofta کوفته’ is a kind of meat ball. The word kofteh کوفته (kofta) has it’s origin in Farsi language, and it means pounded meat in Persian language. Meat ball or Koftaکوفته is made from ground meat such as: mutton, beef, lamb and chicken, along with fresh aromatic herbs or dried herbs,

Sabzi Khordan (Fresh Herb Platter)

In Persian food table you will always have vegetable or herbs salad in summer time and different types of pickles in winter season. These salads are made of fresh fruits or vegetables that usually housewives are buying  fresh from vegetable grocery. In my country when we buy herbs, it is always selling in big bunches

Persian herb stew ( Ghormeh sabzi)

Ghormeh sabzi, is one of the most beloved, delicious, aromatic and popular Iranian stew. It is often said Ghormeh sabzi , to be national dish of Iran. The history of Ghormeh sabzi dates back to more than 500 years ago. This stew prepares with diced meat, loads of finely chopped herbs such as Parsley, cilantro,

Persian Herb Frittata (Kookoo Sabzi)

Kookoo/kuku کوکو (frittata) is a group of Persian meatless (mostly) and sometimes with meat foods that is mixed with eggs. Kookoo is quit easy and quick to make. Kookoo might be something like frittata or herb patties: a mixture of whipped egg with vegetables. Egg is used as the binding agent and helps all ingredients hold together and

Persian frittata with herbs (Kookoo Sabzi)

Kookoo (frittata) is a group of Persian meatless (mostly) and sometimes with meat foods that is mixed with eggs. Kookoo is quit easy and quick to make. Kookoo might be something like frittata or herb patties: a mixture of egg with vegetables. Sabzi means herb in Farsi. In koko sabzi, herbs such as parsley, coriander, chives

Ardebili Ghormeh sabzi or herb stew

Ghormeh sabzi, is one of favourites and very popular stew ( khoresht) and beloved dish in Iran. The following recipe for ghormeh sabzi is from Ardebil, a beautiful ancient city in NW of Iran. Ghormeh قورمه means fried and sabzi means greens or herbs. The vegetables mix for making ghormeh sabzi, can be purchased in

Ardebili Ghormeh sabzi- Herb stew

Ghormeh sabzi, is one of favourites and very popular stew ( khoresht). The vegetables mix for making ghormeh sabzi, can be purchased in Persian groceries. The ingredients are: parsley, coriander, spring onions, spinach and fenugreek leaves (called Shanbalileh شنبلیله  in  Farsi  language).These beautiful herbs are cooked with red kidney beans or black eyed beans and

Ardebili yogurt soup

This beautiful super tasty soup with fresh herbs is  popular in Iran, specially in NW of country in Ardebil and Astara . In Persian language it is called Ash-e doogh  and in Azari language we call it Doga Ashi or Ayran ashi. There are different recipes for this soup, and this is Ardebili version of