Cabbage-mixed polow
Posted: 14 September 2011 Filed under: Cabbage-mixed polow, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, cabbage, food_photography, kalam_polow, main_dish, mixed-polow, Persian_cuisine, shiraz 12 CommentsThis is one of the most gorgeous looking and aromatic Persian mixed polows, requiring extra time and effort, but absolutely rewarding when prepared in authentic (Shirazi) way.
Ingredients (serving 4-6):
Eggplant stew or khoresh-e bademjaan
Posted: 7 September 2011 Filed under: Eggplant stew (Baademjaan), KITCHEN, for recipes, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, food_photography, khoresh, main_dish, Persian_cuisine 2 CommentsGeneral Note: (this seems an old note, but it is not!) Whether for lunch or dinner, one of the most mainstream Iranian main dishes consists of rice – plain, white chelow, or mixed polow— and a meat stew (khoresh). Now…, chelow must always accompany khoresh, while polow, layered with cooked or fried grains, vegetables, prunes, fruits or meat forms a complete dish.
Like mixed polow, Khoresh comes in tens of various tastes, colours and aromas, although they are all started in the same way and follow the same pattern: That is, lamb, beef, veal or chicken is used as the stew base (1), using four ever present ingredients: cooking oil, fried onion or piaz daagh, turmeric and all spice or advieh ( 2). The differentiating element of khoreshes is the specific set of vegetables, fruits, grains, and prunes that are added to them – often after being friend separately (3). I will tag all khoreshes, as I post them here. Let’s start with one of the most popular one: chicken and eggplants stew (khoresh-e joojeh bademjaan)
Ingredients
Ground beef mixed polow
Posted: 31 August 2011 Filed under: Ground beef mixed-rice, KITCHEN, for recipes, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, food_photography, main_dish, mixed_polow, Persian_cuisine Leave a commentGeneral Note: Whether as lunch or dinner, one of the most mainstream Iranian main dishes consists of rice – plain, white chelow, or mixed polow— and a meat stew (khoresh). Now…, chelow must always accompany khoresh, while polow, layered with cooked or fried grains, vegetables, prunes, fruits or meat forms a complete dish as long as it is accompanied by side-dishes such as fresh herbs and salads. Mixed polow comes in tens of varieties, some more standard than the others. I will tag them all, as I post them here. To start, here is one of the less mainstream ones: ground beef mixed polow
Ingredients: Rice, 3 cups. Ground veal or beef, 300 gr. Potato, 1 medium. Onion,1 big. Powder dried lime, 1 full tbs. turmeric half tbs. cooking oil, 2 tbs. A pinch of saffron. Salt and black pepper as needed.
Aab-goosht
Posted: 23 August 2011 Filed under: Aab-goosht, Uncategorized | Tags: aab-goosht, booteh_recipes, food_photography, main_dish, Persian_cuisine 11 CommentsAb-ghoosht, the most traditional Iranian “soup”, for the lack of a better word, is a rich spicy stew of meat and beans and pretty easy to cook.
Ingredients (serving five):
Kebab barg
Posted: 19 August 2011 Filed under: Kebab-barg, KITCHEN, for recipes, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, charoal_barbecue, food_photography, kebab_barg, main_dish, Persian_cuisine 16 CommentsAs a rule, kebab barg is served in restaurants (inside and outside Iran), yet I have figured out how to prepare and barbeque it at home and promise it tastes just as tender and delicious.
Buy a whole tenderloin (filet mignon), and after cleaning it up briefly slice it in cross-sections. The width of each slice should be almost equal to the width of barg kebab, or twice the width of skewer. Read the rest of this entry »
Glittering golden piaz daagh
Posted: 9 August 2011 Filed under: Glittering golden piaz-daagh, KITCHEN, for recipes, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, food_photography, Persian_cuisine 3 CommentsSliced fried onions are the base of most Iranian dishes. They are also used to garnish certain types of dishes, notably aash-e reshteh.
When used as garnish, onions must be prepared and stir-fried in a special way, resulting in a delicate, crunchy and golden piaz daagh so hard to resist munching as a delicious delicacy! Here is how you do it: Read the rest of this entry »
Ranginak, dates and walnuts dessert
Posted: 3 August 2011 Filed under: KITCHEN, for recipes, Ranginak, Uncategorized | Tags: Booshehr, booteh_recipes, dessert, food_photography, Persian_cuisine, Southern_Iran Leave a commentThis dessert which always goes with tea, is specific to southern cities of Iran. It is very nice after ghalyeh
Ingredients: 1 kg. Pitted (peeled if skin is too thick); 250 gr. Walnuts; 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour; ½ cup powdered sugar; ½ cup ground cinnamon, about 1 cup of vegetable oil
Kookoo Sabzi, herbed omelette
Posted: 27 July 2011 Filed under: KITCHEN, for recipes, KooKoo/herbed omelette, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, food_photography, kookoo, Persian_cuisine, sidedish Leave a commentThis is the first method I make this dish (second and third will followw in the following months)
Ingredients: Parsley and scallions, chopped (1 big bunch each); cilantro and dill, chopped (1/2 bunch, each); fenugreek, dry or chopped (1 tablespoon); lettuce, chopped (two leave), eggs (5-6); red onion, thinly sliced (1 medium); cooking oil, turmeric, salt and black pepper. Read the rest of this entry »
Rice, unbeatable Iranian style
Posted: 14 July 2011 Filed under: KITCHEN, for recipes, Rice, plain and tahdig, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, food_photography, main_dish, Persian_cuisine, rice, tahdig 17 CommentsThe high quality rice cooked Iranian style is simply unbeatable. Whether it is mixed polo or plain, white chelo, soaked and drained or not drained (as in kateh or dami), the unique steam-cooking method employed to prepare Iranian-style rice results in a perfection of slender, fluffy grains with a heavenly taste and fragrance.
In addition, tah-dig, the crunchy part of rice, literally meaning “bottom of the pot,” is a by-product , and much loved, of Iranian style rice cooking, which could take several tastes and forms… I have explained all these simple yet delicate points and procedures in a “culinary memoir” linked on the sidebar of this blog. Meanwhile, Read the rest of this entry »
Kookoo with potato
Posted: 11 July 2011 Filed under: KITCHEN, for recipes, KooKoo with potatoes, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, food_photography, kookoo, main_dish, Persian_cuisine, sidedish Leave a commentThis is a fast and easy Iranian dish great for supper – at the table, or “for the road”. All my non-Iranian friends love this “Persian pancake”, as they call it. Normally it is made mainly with potatoes, and eggs, but I do add one or two other ingredients.
For six relatively hungry people, you would need the following:
- 1 kg regular potatoes;
- 4 eggs;
- 1 small onion;
- 1/2 cup milk;
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley and chives;
- pinch of turmeric; salt, powdered black pepper (desired amount),
- and a lot of cooking oil.
NOTE: Some use baking powder to make koo koo tender. I think it adds an unpleasant taste and elastic feel to it though! Milk and onion (or even onion alone) does a wonderful job making it tender and crunchy. Herbs, however, could easily be skipped without damaging the result. It is just a matter of taste and innovation! Read the rest of this entry »
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