405 bastani persian iranian Recipes

persian or english hothouse cucumbers, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces, ice cubes, green seedless grapes, cold water, fresh lime juice, mint leaves plus sprigs for garnish

yellow onions, egg, garlic, minced, ground cardamom, ground turmeric, grapeseed oil, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, chickpea flour, ground chicken or turkey, chicken or vegetable stock, chicken or vegetable stock, carrot, thinly sliced, cooked chickpeas (1 15-oz can, drained and rinsed ), dried limes , soaked in hot water to cover for 15 minutes, loosely packed coarsely chopped fresh dill , flat-leaf parsley, or cilantro, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, freshly squeezed lemon juice

basmati rice (1 1/4 lb), water, salt (for water), unsalted butter, chopped fresh dill, coarsely chopped shelled natural pistachios (5 oz)

water, unsalted parve margarine (4 oz.), salt, flour, eggs, parve whipping cream , whipped, powdered sugar, honey, rose water, saffron, cardamom

vegetable broth, grain brown rice, roasted salted cashews, coarsely chopped, sliced pitted dates (about 7 oz), green onions, thinly sliced, olive oil, fresh lemon juice, chopped fresh cilantro, ground cinnamon

olive oil or 1 1/2 tbsp butter, onion, finely chopped, garlic clove, finely chopped, tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped, salt (to taste), pepper (to taste), eggs, chives, finely chopped

cucumber, tomato, onion, parsley, salt, lemon juice (can be adjusted to your taste), olive oil

butter, onion, chopped, fresh minced garlic (optional), almonds, uncooked basmati rice, raisins, turmeric (can use more to taste), cinnamon, salt (or to taste), low sodium chicken broth, salt and pepper

grain rice, washed, salt, cold water, potatoes, peeled and very thinly sliced, melted butter

carrots , coarsly grated, apples, peeled and coarsly grated, almonds, toasted and chopped, olive oil, lemon juice, ground cumin, ground cinnamon, sugar

lime juice, butter or 1/4 cup oil, chicken (cut up, bone-in ) or 2 1/2-3 lbs duck (cut up, bone-in), onions, thinly sliced, walnuts , finely ground in a food processor, chicken stock or 1 1/2-2 cups water, pomegranate syrup (see notes in description if using juice), sugar, kosher salt , to taste, fresh ground pepper , to taste

pomegranate juice, fresh squeezed lemon juice, orange blossom water, sugar (or more , to taste), club soda or 20 oz sparkling water (or more, to taste)

grain white rice, melted butter, salt (or to taste), water, water

red seedless grapes, cut in half, low-fat vanilla yogurt, brown sugar

water, salt, grain rice (not converted; preferably basmati or jasmine), unsalted butter

basmati rice , checked and rinsed, water, canola oil, salt, canola oil poured into the bottom of the saucepan, water, turmeric or powdered saffron (optional, for a more authentic flavor)

chickpeas , soaked overnight in water to cover, kidney beans , soaked overnight in water to cover, dried fava beans , soaked overnight in water to cover, or 1 1/2 cups frozen lima beans, yellow onions, olive oil, garlic, minced, ground turmeric, dried lentils, vegetable or chicken stock, salt, handful fresh mint leaves , torn into pieces, egg noodles or linguine, broken into thirds, leafy greens, stemmed, and coarsely chopped, fresh dill leaves, minced, fresh cilantro, minced, fresh flat-leaf parsley, minced, plain yogurt

persian or japanese cucumbers, peeled, halved, seeded, cut crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices (about 2 1/2 cups), low-salt chicken broth or vegetable broth, crumbled feta cheese (about 3/4 cup), chopped white onion, loosely packed fresh mint leaves, loosely packed watercress leaves, fresh oregano leaves, garlic clove, peeled, salt, whole-milk or nonfat yogurt (preferably greek; about 2 cups), hard-boiled eggs, chilled, coarsely chopped, chopped fresh chives