Tahdig (crispy Persian rice)
Learn how to achieve the perfect tahdig – the highly sought after crispy-chewy base created when…
Gluten-freeVegetarian
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 25 min hands-on · 1 hour 10 min oven◆ Easy
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Persian recipes
Looking for some wonderful Iranian recipes? Look no further. We’ve got plenty of Persian inspiration for you to try, from rice dishes, fragrant stews, salads, chicken, lamb and more.
Get to grips with the essentials and try the iconic tahdig (crispy rice), start the day off right with omelette Irani, enjoy fragrant Persian chicken with spiced yogurt, or try Sabrina Ghayour’s flavour-packed lamb meatballs.
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Omelette Irani
Chef Kian Samyani shares his family recipe for omelette Irani. This Persian tomato omelette with onion…
🍽 Serves 2-3⏱ 25 min hands-on◆ Easy
Persian fish stew
The aromatic combination of cumin, cardamom, green chilli and turmeric will ensure that this Persian fish…
Dairy-free
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 35 min oven◆ Easy
Persian rice (Tahdig) with courgette and pickled walnuts
There are quite a few stages to this Persian rice dish (Tahdig) but, trust us, the…
🍽 Serves 6⏱ 45 min oven◆ Challenge
Persian chicken with spiced yogurt
Chicken marinated in cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric, cumin honey and lemon, before roasting, is a gorgeous summery…
🍽 Serves 6⏱ 10 min hands-on · 45 min oven◆ Easy
Persian-style herby citrus mackerel salad
This light and flavoursome mackerel salad uses fresh herbs, zesty oranges and sweet pomegranate molasses in…
Dairy-free
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 25 min hands-on◆ Easy
Persian chicken pilaf
The key to a perfect Persian pilaf is cooking the rice until it’s lightly spiced and…
Gluten-free
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 25 min hands-on◆ Easy
Persian lamb, apricot and pistachio koofteh
Persian cooks have been making koofteh (or kofte) like this for centuries. Serve Sabrina Ghayour’s for…
Dairy-freeGluten-free
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 25 min hands-on · 45 min oven◆ Easy
Guinea fowl fesenjan (walnut and pomegranate stew)
A Persian celebration recipe that is full of flavour from cinnamon and fresh herbs with bursts…
Dairy-freeFreezable
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 1 hour hands-on · 1 hour 10 min oven◆ Easy
Roasted aubergines with buttermilk dressing and Persian rice
Smoky aubergine and crunchy, aromatic jewelled rice are married together with a tangy and fresh garlicky…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 30 min hands-on · 1 hour 25 min oven◆ Medium
Persian pilgrim’s soup
This vegetarian soup recipe is a traditional Persian dish, hearty enough to be served as a…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 20 minutes hands-on◆ Easy
Sabrina Ghayour’s Persian lamb meatballs
Sabrina Ghayour’s full-of-flavour meatballs, also known as koofteh berenji, are made with lots of fresh herbs…
🍽 Serves 6 as a main meal or 12 as part of a mezzo⏱ 45min hands-on · 1 hour 15 min oven◆ Easy
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