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Polow Recipe
Monday, 15 Jun, 2009 – 13:06 | No Comment
Polow Recipe

Polow or Chelow
Ingredients:
* 500 grams basmati or long-grain rice
* cooking oil
* salt
Instructions:
Wash rice twice and soak in salted warm water for 3-4 hours, then drain the water. Pour water in a large non-stick pan until …

Tah Chin Recipe
Monday, 8 Jun, 2009 – 12:50 | No Comment
Tah Chin Recipe

Tah-Chin Recipe
Ingredients:

3 to 4 lb shoulder of lamb (trimmed; small chunks)
2 Cups plain yogurt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon saffron
2 1/2 C rice
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
2 quarts water
2 Tablespoons salt
1/2 …

Kateh Recipe
Monday, 1 Jun, 2009 – 12:39 | No Comment
Kateh Recipe

Kateh Recipe
Ingredients:
* 3 cups basmati or long-grain rice
* salt
* cooking oil
Instructions:
Rinse 3 cups of rice with tap water twice and drain the water. Pour rice into a non-stick pan. Add five cups of water, four …

Aash-e Aaloo Recipe
Sunday, 24 May, 2009 – 12:39 | No Comment
Aash-e Aaloo Recipe

Aash-e-aloo recipe
Ingredients:
* 100 grams of basmati or long-grain rice
* 500 grams of herbs (parsley, mint, coriander, spring-onion ends)
* 250 grams ground lamb or beef
* 300 grams pitted prunes
* 4 large onions
* cooking oil
* salt
* black …

Bamieh Recipe
Wednesday, 1 Apr, 2009 – 14:17 | No Comment
Bamieh Recipe

Bamieh Recipe
You will need:
125 grams of flour
3 large eggs
200 grams sugar
4-5 spoons oil
2-3 spoons rose water
Directions:
Mix cooking oil with a glass of water and 1-2 spoons of sugar, and bring to a boil.
Pour in flour …

Chelo Kabab Recipe
Wednesday, 25 Mar, 2009 – 14:09 | No Comment
Chelo Kabab Recipe

Chelo Kabab
You will need:
•    2 pounds tender steak, cut into cubes large enough to be put on the skewers.
•    2 medium onions, grated
•    4 tablespoons olive oil
•    1 1/2 teaspoons salt
•    1/2 teaspoon pepper
•    butter
•    …

Sabzi Polow Recipe
Wednesday, 18 Mar, 2009 – 14:00 | No Comment
Sabzi Polow Recipe

Sabzi polow
Ingredients: (4 servings)
* 500 grams of long grain rice
* 1 Kg of herbs (parsley, dill, coriander, fenugreek, spring onion ends)
* Oil
* Salt
* Black pepper
Directions:
Wash herbs and chop finely, then add salt and black pepper. …

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 …

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 …