Mirza Ghasemi is a dish from Gilan Province in the Caspian Sea area of Iran. Gilan is in the North of Iran close to the stunning Jangal (forest) Mazandaran with moss growth covering the tree trunks and huge ferns covering the forest floor. The Caspian Sea is calm, beautiful and best of all the shoreline…
GARNI YARIKH قارنی یاریخ
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…
BORANI BADEMJAN برانی بادمجان
Borani Bademjan is a vegetarian dish that I make by stewing baked eggplants (bademjan) in a tomato garlic sauce. This is a vegetarian dish that can be served as an appetizer or a main dish. The eggplants may be fried for this dish, but as you probably know they tend to soak up a lot…