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VEGETARIAN KHORESH BADEMJAN

January 6, 2017 By Homa

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Vegetarian Khoresh Bademjan (eggplant stew) is made with baked eggplants and yellow split peas. What makes this khoresh incredibly delicious is the tangy pomegranate concentrate and a citrus blend made with fresh squeezed juices of oranges and lemons. The traditional khoresh bademjan is an eggplant and meat lovers’ stew with chunks of lamb or beef…

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Filed Under: Comfort Food, Gluten free, Main Dishes, Persian rice, Recipe, Stews, Vegan, Vegetarian, Vegetarian Khoresh Bademjan Tagged With: baked eggplants, fresh orange juice, legumes, orange zest, pomegranate, slivered almonds

THREE BEAN CITRUS SALAD

February 23, 2016 By Homa

Three Bean Citrus Salad is simple, healthy and very refreshing and is perfect for a light lunch or dinner.  I have used Romaine lettuce beans, sliced tangerines and oranges, precooked sausage and herbs in my Three Bean Citrus Salad.  This salad is too flavorful to be covered with a heavy dressing so I have used…

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Filed Under: Quick & Easy, Recipe, Salads & Dressings, Three Bean Citrus Salad Tagged With: citrus fruit, fresh herbs, home cooked beans, legumes, nectarines, olive oil, simple vinaigrette

AASH SHALGHAM آش شلغم

February 16, 2016 By Homa

Aash Shalgham is a Persian turnip soup is known and loved as the best cold remedy in Iran’s cold winter months. Shalgham is turnip and Aash is what Persians call a thick and hearty soup. There are many varieties of Aash in the Persian cuisine with complex flavors and usually numerous ingredients that make them wholesome and…

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Filed Under: Aash Shalgham, Quick & Easy, Recipe, Soups & Aash, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: beet greens, Comfort Food, home remedies, legumes, root vegetables

DASH KALAM BORANISI | AASH KALAM GHOMRI | KOHLRABI POTTAGE

March 24, 2015 By Homa

Kohlrabi is Dash Kalam in Azeri and translates to “rock cabbage,” it is Kalam Ghomri in Farsi. Boranisi is Borani in Azeri and as all borani dishes it is served with yogurt. The Dash Kalam Boranisi , (Aash Kalam Ghomri) at first glance looks very similar to many Persian soups (aash), but it is much thicker and…

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Filed Under: Aash Kalam Ghomri, Azeri food, Beef & Lamb, Comfort Food, Dash Kalam Boranisi, Main Dishes, Recipe, Soups & Aash, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: Azeri/Persian recipe, Chinese celery, kalam ghomri, kohlrabi, legumes, pottage, yogurt

AASH RESHTEH آش رشته

January 12, 2015 By Homa

Aash Reshteh is a hearty Persian noodle soup with fresh herbs and legumes. Reshteh means noodles. The type of noodles used in this particular Aash is called reshteh aash, which are flat flour noodles. Aash Reshteh is very popular in Iran, whether enjoying a hot pot of it for a Friday lunch with the family, or cooking…

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Filed Under: Beef & Lamb, Comfort Food, Main Dishes, Recipe, Soups & Aash, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: dried mint leaves, fresh herbs, garlic, grains, legumes, Nowruz, Ramadan, sizdeh be dar, spinach, traditional Persian meals, yogurt

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