The cool summer wreaked havoc on my tomatoes and okra; I had a harvest, but it was very small. It totally destroyed my eggplants, I did not even get one. I was so looking forward to trying this recipe, but kept waiting to see if I would get enough okra. Finally, I decided to supplement…
Category: Persian
Albaloo Polo (Persian Rice with Sour Cherries)
For a couple of weeks in June, sour cherries were available at the farmers market and some of the local farm markets. When I saw them, I bought a bunch, pitted them and, since I was not going to use them right away, put them in the freezer. Then, I took them out… [If you cannot…
Khoresh Bademjun (Persian Eggplant Stew) – Revisited Without all the Oil
As I have said before, Khoresh Bademjun is pretty much the most popular meal in my household. The only thing that keeps me from making it more often is all the oil used in frying the eggplant. So, when I made the Eggplant and Tomato Stew with Pomegranate Molasses and prepared the eggplant by roasting rather…
Eggplant and Tomato Stew with Pomegranate Molasses
My eggplant are not doing well this year, so I picked up some eggplants from Taproot Organic Farm at the farmers market. Now, typically, when I have eggplants I make Khoresh Bademjun (Persian Eggplant Stew). And when my husband heard that I was not making that, he was not happy. But I had seen the recipe…
Kebab-e Kubideh (Persian Ground Beef Kebabs)
4th of July weekend…time for grilling! One of our favorite things to grill is Kebab-e Kubideh or Persian ground beef kebabs. As you can probably tell from my posts, we do not eat much meat for dinner. And very little of that meat is beef, perhaps it is once a month. So, when we do…
Adas Polo – Rice with Green Lentils, Raisins and Dates
Lentils, rice and onions, that wonderful combination. Then add raisins and dates and it turns into a high protein, high energy meal that is also a real treat. I had never tasted Adas Polo before making it, but when I tasted the rice, lentil and fruit mixture, I couldn’t believe how good it was! I…
Gheimeh (Persian Beef and Split Pea Stew)
Each of my Iranian sisters-in-law have the dish they are best known for. For Nargas it is her gheimeh – a citrus-y beef stew made with split peas and topped with fried potato sticks. It is one of the persian dishes that has eluded me, whenever I have made it, my husband said it was…
Persian Macaroni (Spaghetti with Meat Sauce)
On my first trip to Iran, my sister-in-law took a break from traditional Persian food and made macaroni for dinner one night. It was a cross between the very americanized spaghetti my mother made and persian flavorings. It was just a great comfort food, but quite tasty. Just don’t think “Italian”. I recently found a…
Kuku-ye Sabzi (Persian Herb Frittata)
A Kuku is the Persian version of a frittata or omelet. The kuku I make most often is tuna, like the Lemon Pepper Tuna Kuku. But I have been in the mood to experiment with them more., such as with the Eggplant Kuku from last week. SInce I have a garden full of parsley and…
Kuku-ye Bademjun (Persian Eggplant Omelet)
I still had eggplants in my fridge from Farmer Kim. I needed to do something with them, I had held them for as long as I would ever want to. My husband wanted more Khoresh Bademjun, but we had already had it twice in 2 weeks, so I was determined to make something else. Time…
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