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Persian / Iranian Maahi Kabab – Fish

This is a lovely Persian fish dish. Serve it with Sabzi Polow for a traditional meal. You can use a little sumac or tamarind in …

Rosewater and Vanilla Granita

A delicate rose flavoured granita. I use home made vanilla sugar in this recipe. You can add more sugar if you prefer a very sweet …

Baklava

This is my favorite recipe for baklava- a decadent Mediterannean/Middle Eastern dessert, made of paper-thin filo dough, nuts, and a honey syrup. Ingredients: [‘honey’, ‘sugar’, …

Shamakia

Delicious casserole recipe that has been in my family for hundreds of years. Tweaked year by year to suit to a more modern taste pallet. …

Shami #5FIX

5-Ingredient Fix Contest Entry. A light ,and fast food for busy mom and hungry family Ingredients: [‘simply potatoes%26reg%3b shredded hash browns’, ‘onion’, ‘eggs’, ‘ground beef’, …

Khoresht Karafs – Persian Celery Stew

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A heart and delicious Iranian stew made with celery and lamb. This is easily transformed into a vegetarian dish by omitting the lamb. If you …

Persian Halva

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Persian Halva. A soft, buttery, aromatic dessert served to comfort ones ailing heart. Ingredients: [‘water’, ‘granulated sugar’, ‘powdered saffron’, ‘rose water’, ‘ground cardamom’, ‘whole wheat …

Salad-E Olivieh

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An Iranian potato and chicken salad. Ingredients: [‘chicken breasts’, ‘potatoes’, ‘hard-boiled eggs’, ‘peas’, ‘carrot’, ‘dill pickles’, ‘fresh lime juice’, ‘mayonnaise’, ‘salt and pepper’] Quantity of …

Persian Yogurt Salad

Usually served along with a main dish, served with rice! Ingredients: [‘plain yogurt’, ‘dried dill weed’, ‘garlic cloves’, ‘salt and black pepper’, ‘cucumber’, ‘raisins’] Quantity …

Tacheen (From the Book Rosewater and Soda Bread by Marsha Mehran

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I wanted to save this recipe because it sounds yummy and I have to return the book to the library. 🙂 Ingredients: [‘water’, ‘basmati rice’, …