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Kofteh Berenji (2) (Rice Meatballs)
I recently visited my parents and made a second type of Kofteh Berenji with their help. The first one I had made was a bit different and included lapeh (split yellow peas). The bal
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Kotlet
Here is one way of making Kotlet…believe it or not there are a few types and different ways to make Kotlet.
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Haleem (Halim) Bademjoon
This was my very first attempt at making Haleem Bademjoon (a delicious eggplant Persian recipe) 🙂 I used ground beef for my recipe, but many people use lamb or beef that they co
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Shami Aarde Nokhodchi (Chickpea Flour Patties)
Shami is very similar to Kotlet (in my opinion anyhow) and is pretty good eaten alone or with bread. The most popular Shami is Shami Aarde Nokhodchi, which as its name implies is m
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Kotlet-E Morgh (Chicken Patties)
If you want to eat something light and tasty that is void of rice I would definitely recommend Kotlet-e Morgh. You can eat it plain or with bread and its very filling! It tastes go
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Torsh Shami
This type of Shami is a bit different than the other types I have made. Even though it is fried and all like kotlet and shami, at the end Torsh Shami is cooked with tomato sauce wh
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Salade Olovieh
A very yummy Persian potato salad! This dish is a good appetizer for a party, can be eaten as a snack with crackers, or can even be put into bread for a sandwich. The ingredients l
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Kashke Bademjan
This is a simple and tasty Persian dish that can be eaten alone or with bread. I will say that some people chop the eggplants up a bit different, and some even mash the eggplants u
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Shami Lapeh (Shami Pook)
If you decided you wanted to not eat lots of rice as part of your New Year’s resolution…then this may be a good dish to try! I absolutely love the taste of this Shami Lapeh (al
Sweet and Tangy Fish with Saffron Rice
We were given some fish (Crappie) and wanted to try something different with it. I decided to create a citrus sauce for the fish and make some rice topped with saffron to serve it