Fesenjoon Stew
Posted: 1 April 2019 Filed under: Fesenjoon | Tags: Fesenjoon, pomegranate, pomegranate molasses, walnuts Leave a commentI cannot believe I have not included khoresh fesenjoon خورشت فسنجون in my Iranian stews yet! This traditional stew, made primarily with ground walnuts and pomegranate paste or molasses, with a sweet-sour taste, deep aroma and rich flavor is quite unique among other Iranian stews and is regarded a fancy dish served at special occasions and for special guests.
A specialty of Northern Iran, fesenjoon is traditionally cooked using duck meat. Nowadays people use chicken breast or tights instead. Or for a vegan version simply skip the meat step and still get a rich and flavorful stew. There are certainly more than one method in making a good fesenjoon, but below is just one of them! Read the rest of this entry »
Roast Chicken & Saffron Rice
Posted: 17 December 2017 Filed under: Roast Chicken & Saffron Rice, Uncategorized | Tags: Akbar joojeh, kateh, pomegranate, pomegranate syrup, saffron_rice, winter solstice, yalda 1 CommentYalda, the Persian celebration of winter solstice, is around the corner. Hence the occasion for a special food blog entry – something representing red and orange colors of Yalda, something made with passion, and maybe pomegranate, to serve along with sweet-nuts mix, watermelon and persimmon as we get together with friends and family to bring to dawn the longest night of the year – the night before the beginning of winter, or the Yalda night.
For some of my previous Yalda-related blog entries, please see here, and here.
Pomegranate, the heavenly fruit of Persia
Posted: 28 November 2012 Filed under: Pomegranate, the heavenly fruit of Persia, Uncategorized | Tags: food_photography, Healthy_foods, pomegranate Leave a commentHave you ever tasted this crunchy, refreshing and colorful berry-like fruit?
Did you know that Pomegranate is native to the area of modern Iraq and Iran, spread to Northern India, and is one of the most ancient fruits? Read the rest of this entry »
Pomegranate rediscovered
Posted: 25 January 2012 Filed under: COZY CORNER, Montreal related, Uncategorized | Tags: anaar, food_photography, pomegranate 1 CommentIn 2006, Marsha Mehran published her first culinary fiction called “Pomegranate Soup” – It is a charming, fairy tale like story of three Iranian sisters who settle in a remote village in Ireland; start their cozy restaurant and in no time conquer the heart of the initially-skeptical villagers through their unique Persian beauty, warm hospitality and most important of all the strain of mind-blowing and heavenly-smelling Persian foods, side dishes, soups and desserts.
The title of the book was cleverly selected to give an air of exoticism – which represented the essence of the book. That’s right, up until a few years ago not so many people in the western world were familiar with pomegranate as a fruit, let alone as a soup’s substance! Well, things have changed dramatically since then. …
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