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TAS KABOB

November 15, 2016 By Homa

Tas kabob is an old fashioned Iranian beef stew that is slow simmered with farm fresh root vegetables and aromatic spices. Today I’m sharing this recipe that has always been a favorite of mine. The recipe for this delicious comfort food has been in my family for generations and no treasured recipe collection is complete without…

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Filed Under: Beef & Lamb, Comfort Food, Gluten free, Main Dishes, Recipe, Stews, Tas Kabob Tagged With: kateh rice, Persian food, root vegetables, rustic stew, sangak, traditional Persian meals

KHORAK LOOBIA SABZ خوراک لوبیا سبز

May 3, 2016 By Homa

Khorak Loobia (lubia) Sabz is a Persian green bean stew with beef and potatoes. Loobia sabz translates to green beans, also called string beans. Khorak in Persian cooking usually describes a stew that is not “khoresh.” Khoresh is a different kind of Persian stew that is always served over Persian rice. Green beans are grown…

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Filed Under: Beef & Lamb, Gluten free, Khorak Loobia Sabz, Main Dishes, Recipe, Stews Tagged With: chicken, lamb, new potatoes, sour plums, turmeric

KOOFTEH TABRIZI کوفته تبریزی

March 1, 2016 By Homa

Koofteh (Kufteh) Tabrizi is very famous in Iran, it originates in Tabriz (my hometown). Tabrizis are known to make the best Koofteh Tabrizi, because after all when a food is named after your city, it has to be worth that honor! I have had many koofteh Tabrzis in my life and have made quite a…

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Filed Under: Azeri food, Beef & Lamb, Koofteh Tabrizi, Main Dishes, Recipe, Stews Tagged With: Azeri/Persian recipe, Comfort Food, dried fruits, sabzi khordan, saffron sauce, Tabriz, torshi, walnuts

PERSIAN SHORBA شوربا

January 12, 2016 By Homa

Today I’m sharing my Shorba recipe at the request of one of my dear readers.  Shorba is one of the most ancient Tabrizi/Azeri recipes. It is a stew and soup combination made with braised bone-in meat, split peas, garlic chives and tarragon. Shorba is mainly a rich meat stew that has some potatoes and eggs…

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Filed Under: Azeri food, Beef & Lamb, Comfort Food, Main Dishes, Recipe, Shorba, Stews Tagged With: Azeri/Persian recipe, braised meat, sabzi khordan, short ribs, split peas, torshi

KALAM POLO کلم پلو

December 1, 2015 By Homa

Kalam polo is a type of delicious mixed Persian rice. Kalam means cabbage and polo is rice in Farsi. Like most recipes this one also has many different versions and all are delicious. Different techniques are used in preparing this rice but the basic ingredients, cabbage, meat, and rice are used in all versions, except…

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Filed Under: Beef & Lamb, Kalam Polo, Main Dishes, Persian rice, Recipe, Vegetarian Tagged With: cabbage, Kalam, potato tahdig, rice spice, saffron, TahDig

ABGOOSHT آبگوشت

July 28, 2015 By Homa

Abgoosht or Abgusht is a one-pot comfort food that is a rustic dish with wholesome ingredients.  This stew has been enjoyed by our Persian ancestors over the centuries and still remains as one of the most popular meals in Persian cuisine. Abgoosht means “meat broth” word by word, but it is so much more! It…

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Filed Under: Abgoosht, Azeri food, Beef & Lamb, Comfort Food, Main Dishes, Recipe, Stews Tagged With: Azeri/Persian recipe, sabzi khordan, sangak, short ribs, torshi

KABOB KOOBIDEH | GRILLED MINCED MEAT KABOBS

June 30, 2015 By Homa

Kabob Koobideh (کباب کوبیده) is made with ground lamb or beef or a combination of the two.  This is one of the most popular kabobs you can find on the streets of Iran. This Kabob is usually grilled over hot coals and is served in fancy restaurants and clubs, as well as in the little shacks…

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Filed Under: Beef & Lamb, Grilled & Kabobs, Kabob Koobideh, Main Dishes, Persian rice, Recipe, Slider photos Tagged With: butter, Doogh, grilled kabobs, grilled vegetables, onion, sabzi khordan, sumac, TahDig, traditional Persian meals

KHORESH GHEYMEH خورش قیمه

June 16, 2015 By Homa

Khoresh Gheymeh (gheimeh), also called Gheymeh Polo (polo means rice) is a Beef and Split Pea Stew which is a very traditional and popular Iranian stew with saffron potatoes that is served over either white rice or Aromatic Rice. The Aromatic Rice is a version of steamed white rice where Persian Rice Spice blend is sprinkled on…

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Filed Under: Beef & Lamb, Gheymeh, Khoresh Gheymeh, Main Dishes, Persian Khoresh, Persian rice, Recipe Tagged With: limoo amani, saffron, saffron fries, split peas, traditional Persian meals

EASY BBQ RIBS

May 19, 2015 By Homa

The Easy BBQ Ribs is a recipe for those of us who love tender BBQ Ribs smothered in sticky BBQ sauce and want to eat them more often than an occasional visit to our favorite BBQ place in town. We want to eat them at home, use our fingers to pick them up, and joyfully lick…

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Filed Under: Beef & Lamb, Grilled & Kabobs, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: BBQ, broiled, Memorial Day, picnic, stove top ribs

GARNI YARIKH قارنی یاریخ

May 12, 2015 By Homa

Garni yarikh translates to “split belly,” and it is a popular Azeri recipe that is an open-belly stuffed eggplant dish with tender eggplants and a spicy filling simmered in a light saffron tomato sauce. If you grew up in an Azeri/Persian household or if you have Persian friends you must know by now that Persians love…

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Filed Under: Aubergines, Azeri food, Bademjan Shekampor, Beef & Lamb, Comfort Food, Garni Yarikh, Main Dishes, Recipe Tagged With: Azeri/Persian recipe, bademjan, baked eggplants, Italian eggplants, sabzi khordan, saffron, stuffed aubergines

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