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Turkey with Cranberry Polo

November 19, 2017 By Homa

In a perfect world the people from different cultures would come together in harmony, to enrich and spice up the quality of life on this planet of ours. Turkey and Cranberry Polo, ‘rice’ is my way of bringing together two cultural dishes, with origins thousands of miles apart. This is a delightful dish with exquisite flavors…

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Filed Under: Chicken & Turkey, Comfort Food, Cranberries, Gluten free, Main Dishes, Persian Khoresh, Persian rice, Recipe, Tahdig, Turkey with cranberry pistachio rice, Turkey with cranberry polo Tagged With: Dutch oven, fresh cranberries, holiday meals, jewel rice, pistachio, poultry, saffron, Thanksgiving, turkey

SABZI POLO BA MAHI سبزی پلو با ماهی

March 13, 2017 By Homa

Sabzi Polo ba Mahi means herbed rice with fish. Sabzi is herbs, polo is rice and Mahi is fish. Sabzi polo is a popular Persian mixed rice that is usually made with basmati rice steamed with chopped fresh herbs. The traditional herbs used in this rice are tareh (green nira, also called garlic chives), cilantro,…

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Filed Under: Damkesh, Gluten free, Grilled & Kabobs, Grilled Salmon, Haftseen, Lavash TahDig, Main Dishes, Norooz, Nowruz, Persian rice, Polo, Quick & Easy, Recipe, Sabzi Polo, Sabzi Polo ba Mahi, Salmon, Seafood, Side Dishes, Tahdig Tagged With: fresh herbs, holiday meals, kuku sabzi, lavash tahdig, Norooz, Nowruz, salmon steaks, Seville orange, traditional Persian meals, yogurt saffron tahdig

PERSIAN RICE AND TAHDIG

February 7, 2017 By Homa

This post is a tutorial for preparing several variations of steamed Persian rice, as well as the recipes and techniques for different types of crispy crust at the bottom of the rice, or “Tahdig,” that is the best part of any pot of rice! Please scroll down for Damkesh order information.Rice is “Polo” in Farsi,…

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Filed Under: Baghali Polo, Gluten free, Lavash TahDig, Persian rice, Polo, Potato TahDig, Recipe, Side Dishes, Tahdig, Vegan, Vegetarian, Zereshk Polo Tagged With: adivieh, baghali, basmati rice, fava beans, handmade damkesh, saffron, tahdig yogurt and saffron

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