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ADAS POLO BA KADOO HALVAII عدس پلو با کدو حلوایی

February 2, 2016 By Homa

Adas Polo ba Kadoo Halvaii is a beautiful and delicious Persian lentil rice with roasted butternut squash, Medjool dates (khorma) and warm spices Advieh.  Adas means lentil, polo is rice.  Kadoo Halvaii is butternut squash in Farsi, with Kadoo meaning squash and the root of word halva means “sweet.” There are different recipes for adas polo, and I love all…

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Filed Under: Adas Polo, Main Dishes, Persian rice, Recipe, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: butternut squash, dates, fall foods, lentils, mixed rice, saffron, steamed rice, TahDig

TANDIR AASHI تندیر آشی | GARBANZO POTAGE

September 22, 2015 By Homa

The recipe for this hearty Garbanzo Bean (chickpea) Potage (Pottage) or Tandir Aashi is from my home town of Tabriz in Eastern Azerbaijan, Iran. The word Tandir is Azeri for Tandoor oven, and Aashi means Aash in Azeri, which describes many thick soups in Azeri/Persian cuisine. This particular aash is thicker than most and is cooked…

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Filed Under: Azeri food, Chicken & Turkey, Comfort Food, Main Dishes, Quick & Easy, Recipe, Side Dishes, Soups & Aash, Vegetarian Tagged With: Azeri/Persian recipe, chickpea, cinnamon, fall foods, hearty soup, pressure cooker, thick soup

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