Tag: Iran

Jars of vegetable torshi
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Torshi

Torshi, or turshi, are simple vegetable pickles that add a punch of flavor to Middle Eastern and Central Asian meals.

Persian layered rice and chicken dish on a platter
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Tah Chin

Tah chin is a dramatic Persian rice dish. Partly cooked rice is flavored with saffron, yogurt and egg yolks and then layered in a dish with chicken or lamb.

Platter of sweet shirin polo
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Shirin Polo

This fabulous Persian rice dish is served on special occasions, especially weddings and Nowruz celebrations. It’s topped with toasted nuts, dried fruits and candied carrots and citrus peel.

Persian sabzi polo with fried fish
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Sabzi Polo

Sabzi polo is a brilliant green version of the famous Persian “polo,” or pilaf, rice dishes. The green comes from a variety of herbs that give an otherwise plain dish a sublime flavor.

Piles of lavash bread
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Lavash

Authentic lavash isn’t the soft, doughy version used for wraps that is found in most American markets. While freshly baked lavash has a soft, flexible texture, it quickly becomes crisp and crunchy.

Single serving of kookoo sabzi herbed omelet
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Kookoo Sabzi

A kookoo — also spelled kookoo-ye, kuku, or kou-kou — is an Iranian open-faced omelet similar to an Italian frittata.

Plate of khoresht-e aloo
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Khoresht-e Aloo

This khoresht, or stew, takes hearty chunks of lamb and melds them together with the deep flavor of dried plums to create a rich dish with a sweet bent.