Iranian/Persian Recipes


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Light Dishes

Main Dishes

Desserts/Pastry

Soups

  1. Aash-e Aab Leemoo: a rich soup with rice, herbs, meat, sugar, and lime juice
  2. Aash-e Sholeh Ghalamkar: a very rich soup made with various herbs, rice, meat, .....
  3. Aash-e Gandom: a rich soup made with wheat, spinach, peas, beans and lentils
  4. Aash-e Aaloo: a rich soup made with various herbs, rice, meat and prunes
  5. Aash-e Anaar: a very rich soup made with rice, various herbs, meat and pomegranate paste
  6. Aash-e Gojeh Farangi: made with rice, herbs, meat and tomato paste
  7. Aash-e Reshteh: with reshteh (similar in shape to spaghetti), kashk (thick whey), herbs, ...

 

Light Dishes/Side Dishes

  1. Maast-o-Khiar: made with yogurt, cucumber, onions, mint, salt, and pepper
  2. Mirza Ghasemi: made with fried eggplants, eggs, tomatoes, and garlic
  3. Kashk-e Baadenjaan: made with eggplants, kashk (thick whey), mint, and onions
  4. Haleem Baadenjaan: with eggplants, kashk (thick whey), meat, mint, and onions
  5. Borani Esfanaaj: fried spinach with yogurt, onions, and garlic
  6. Nargesi Esfanaaj: fried spinach with eggs and onions
  7. KooKoo-yeh Sabzi: made with various herbs, eggs, and flour
  8. KooKoo-yeh Seeb-Zamini: made with potatoes, and eggs
  9. KooKoo-yeh Loobia-Sabz: made with string beans, eggs, and onions
  10. KooKoo-yeh Baadenjaan: with eggplants, eggs, onions, and saffron
  11. KooKoo-yeh Morgh: with chicken, eggs, onions, saffron, and lime juice

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Main Dishes

  1. Kateh: white rice (simpler)
  2. Polow (or Chelow): white rice
  3. Kabab Koobideh: barbequed ground lamb or beef
  4. Kabab Barg: barbequed lamb or beef
  5. Joojeh Kabab: barbequed chicken
  6. Beryani: a dish from Esfahan made with specially prepared lamb and bread
  7. Dolmeh Felfel: peppers filled with ground meat, rice and herbs
  8. Dolmeh Baadenjaan: eggplants filled with ground meat, rice and herbs
  9. Dolmeh Gojeh Farangi: large tomatoes with a filling of ground meat, rice and herbs
  10. Dolmeh Seeb Zamini: potatoes with a filling of ground meat, rice and herbs
  11. Ghormeh Sabzi: exquisite dish made with various herbs, meat, black-eye beans and potatoes
  12. Koofteh Berenji: large balls of rice, ground meat, various herbs, onions and walnuts
  13. Koofteh Nokhod-chi: balls of ground meat, chickpea flour, sugar and saffron
  14. Tah Cheen: delicious dish made with chicken, rice, eggs, yogurt and saffron
  15. Toss Kabab: with meat, potatoes, carrots, and onions
  16. Khoresht Baamieh: made with okras, potatoes and meat
  17. Khoresht Fesenjaan: made with chicken, walnuts, pomegranate juice and sugar
  18. Khoresht Baadenjaan: with meat, eggplants, onions, and lime juice
  19. Khoresht Ghaimeh: made with meat, split-peas, potatoes and limes
  20. Khoresht Karafs: made with meat, celery, vegetables, sugar and lime juice

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Desserts/Pastry

  1. Yakh Dar Behesht: made with rice-flour, starch, sugar, rosewater, milk and pistachios
  2. Shir Berenj: made with rice, sugar, rosewater, milk and cream
  3. Halva: made with fried wheat flour, sugar, saffron, rosewater, pistachios and almonds
  4. Ranginak: with fried wheat flour, sugar, dates, walnuts, pistachios, cinnamon and cardamom
  5. Zoolbia: with starch, yogurt, sugar, and rosewater
  6. Baamieh: with flour, eggs, sugar, and rosewater
  7. Fereni: made with milk, rice-flour, sugar and rosewater
  8. Sekanjebin: made with vinegar, sugar, mint and lettuce
  9. Sholeh-Zard: made with rice, sugar, saffron, rosewater, pistachios, almond and cinnamon
  10. Naan-Berenji: made with rice-flour, sugar, eggs and rosewater
  11. Naan-Gerdooee: made with egg yolks, vanilla, sugar and walnuts
  12. Bastani Akbar-Mashti: vanilla ice-cream with thick cream and rosewater

 

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August 10, 2005