These delicious beef patties are very popular in Iran, sort of our equivalent of meatloaf or rissoles. It was one of my favourite comfort foods growing up and I still enjoy them just as much. Kotlet are comprised of a simple combination of ingredients – similar in some ways to a classic meatball mixture. Russians […]
Tahchin is a much loved Persian comfort food but despite it’s popularity and wonderful flavour it’s a recipe a lot of people tend to steer away from as it’s perceived as being difficult to execute well. This is however not at all true and tahchin, I believe, is one of the easier Persian recipes to […]
I must confess that this baked chicken is not a traditional Persian dish but rather my own invention. When I’m cooking a Persian meal for a large crowd I like to serve a variety of Khoresht (meat based stews) along with Persian steamed basmati rice and I often feel that a poultry dish of some description would […]
For those of you located in Sydney, I am excited to announce that I will be conducting Persian cooking classes at my home in the Eastern Suburbs starting in April. This has been on my wish list for such a long time and I can’t wait to get hands on with you and share my […]
Kookoo are a popular Persian meal or snack and are best described as a kind of Frittata. You can get a vast variety of different kookoo, one of the most popular being kookoo sabzi which is made with copious amounts of fresh herbs and eggs and is nearly always on the menu for Persian New Year […]
Abgoosht, which literally translates as “meat-water” is one of the most popular Persian comfort meals. There are a few different variations of abgoosht but the meat used is always lamb and it always includes a pulse of some variety as well as potatoes. Traditionally abgoosht is served in two courses. The first course takes the form […]
This is a classic Persian meal and one of my all time favourites. Perfectly cooked basmati rice that is flecked with lots of fragrant dill and broad beans. It’s a fantastic combination of flavours and textures which only gets better when paired with slow braised lamb. Some people like to add rose water and other spices […]
This is another one of my favourite khoresht. I adore broad beans and Persian food uses them in a number of different applications. In this slow braised stew the broad beans have been teamed with dill which is just one of those natural pairings and a match made in heaven. As far as Khoresht go […]
This would have to be one of my all time favourite Persian meals. It’s sometimes referred to as jewelled rice because of it’s wonderfully colourful appearance and it’s usually served as a celebratory meal on special occasions such as weddings. The ingredients used in making shirin polow can vary from household to household with a […]
Okra, or ladies fingers as they’re sometimes called, is a vegetable that’s not often seen outside of the Middle East/India and, strangely enough, in the Southern United States where it’s used in such dishes as gumbo. Some people find the texture a little off-putting, referring to them as “slimy” but I prefer to think of […]
Mustard With Mutton 