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Presenting the most traditional Persian food recipes

Maast-o-Khiar Recipe
Wednesday, 11 Mar, 2009 – 13:57 | No Comment
Maast-o-Khiar Recipe

Maast-o-Khiar
You will need:
* 1 plain yogurt, ideally try not to use skim yogurt.
* 3 English cucumbers, peeled and diced.
* 1 clove  chopped garlic
* 1 shallot, finely chopped
* 5 tablespoons dried dill weed
* 1 teaspoon salt
* …

Abgousht Recipe
Wednesday, 4 Mar, 2009 – 13:37 | No Comment
Abgousht Recipe

Abgousht
For one serving you will need:
1 cup Garbanzo beans
1 cup dried white beans
1/2 pound meat with bones
1 medium onion
1 medium potato
1/2 cup long grain rice
1 medium tomato
1 tablespoon turmeric
Salt
pepper
2 heads whole dried lemons
Wash the meat …

Aash-e Aab Leemoo Recipe
Wednesday, 25 Feb, 2009 – 13:25 | No Comment
Aash-e Aab Leemoo Recipe

Ingredients: ( Yields 4 servings)
* 200 grams of long grain rice.
* 1 Kg of  herbs (parsley, mint, coriander, spring-onion ends),
* 500 grams of ground lamb or beef
* 3 spoonfuls of  split peas
* 4 teaspoons of …

Mosque in the Sharif University District- Tehran
Monday, 2 Feb, 2009 – 3:39 | No Comment
Mosque in the Sharif University District- Tehran

Mosque in the Sharif University District- Tehran
Mosque in the Sharif University District- Tehran

Vakil Mosque
Friday, 30 Jan, 2009 – 3:38 | No Comment
Vakil Mosque

Vakil Mosque
Vakil Mosque

The Meaning of Arvand
Saturday, 24 Jan, 2009 – 3:36 | No Comment
The Meaning of Arvand

The Meaning of Arvand
The Arvand Free Zone is a 155 square kilometer industrial and security zone that surrounds Khorramshahr, Abadan, and Minoo Island along the Arvand/Shatt al-Arab. Khorramshahr  is a port city in the Khuzestan …

Beryani Recipe
Tuesday, 20 Jan, 2009 – 3:35 | No Comment
Beryani Recipe

Beryani Recipe
This Beryani Recipe yields 4 servings.
You will need:
600 grams of Lamb Shoulder
3 Medium onions
Iranian Sangak bread
Salt & Pepper
Turmeric
Directions:
Slice the onions. Wash and cut the meat into small pieces. Add onions and 3 glasses of …

Dolmeh-yeh Baadenjaan Recipe
Thursday, 15 Jan, 2009 – 3:30 | No Comment
Dolmeh-yeh Baadenjaan Recipe

Dolmeh-yeh Baadenjaan Recipe
Dolmeh-yeh Baadenjaan  are eggplants filled with ground meat, rice and herbs.
This Dolmeh-yeh Baadenjaan recipe will make 4 portions
You will need:
* 8 small eggplants
* 400 grams ground meat lamb or beef
* 100 grams of …

Sheikh Lotfolah Mosque
Saturday, 10 Jan, 2009 – 3:28 | No Comment
Sheikh Lotfolah Mosque

Sheikh Lotfolah Mosque

Shirazi Recipe
Monday, 5 Jan, 2009 – 3:24 | One Comment
Shirazi Recipe

Shirazi Recipe
You will need:
2 cucumbers (diced)
2 tomatoes (a combination of diced and sliced)
2 red onions (sliced)
2 cup of plain feta cheese
2 cup of walnuts (chopped)
2 cup of lentils
1 cup of virgin olive oil
5 tablespoons of …