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DAL ADAS دال عدس

April 19, 2016 By Homa

Dal Adas is a simple and wholesome spicy dish from the southern part of Iran. This dish is made with red lentils and has a nice degree of heat because of the ground cayenne pepper that I have used in the recipe. Dal Adas is a vegetarian stew that is served over rice or with…

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Filed Under: Dal Adas, Main Dishes, Quick & Easy, Recipe, Side Dishes, Stews, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: dhal, garlic, lentils, southern Iran, spicy peppers, tamarind

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

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