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BORANI REYHAN

September 27, 2016 By Homa

You will love this vegetarian Borani Reyhan.  This is a delightful and healthy dish that is made with stewed fresh tomatoes, basil and spinach, with a hint of tangy yogurt cooked into the borani.  Borani Reyhan (Reyhan Boranisi in Azeri) is an Azeri/Persian dish that traditionally is made with Reyhan (basil). The type of basil…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Azeri food, Borani Reyhan, Gluten free, Main Dishes, Quick & Easy, Recipe, Side Dishes, Vegetarian Tagged With: eggs, fresh basil, lavash bread, sabzi khordan, salad Shirazi, sangak, yogurt

AAB TALEBI | CANTALOUPE SMOOTHIE

July 19, 2016 By Homa

This Aab Talebi (Cantaloupe Smoothie) is a refreshing and nutritious drink that makes a great breakfast as well as a cooling midday snack.  It is a delicious and creamy smoothie that is also very healthy.  Cantaloupe is one of the most popular melons that grows in different parts of the world including Africa, Europe, India, Iran, and U.S….

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Filed Under: Aab Talebi | Cantaloupe, Desserts, Drinks & Smoothies, Recipe, Snack Tagged With: cardamom, fresh fruit, refreshments, rosewater, summertime, yogurt

BORANI KADOO VA BADEMJAN برانی کدوو بادمجان

August 19, 2015 By Homa

Borani Kadoo va Bademjan is a vegetarian dish made with squash (kadoo) and eggplant (bademjan) and slices of fresh tomatoes and garlic. It is served with plain yogurt on the side and the red powder you see on top of the yogurt is a dash of cayenne pepper. This bornai gets its spiciness from serrano…

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Filed Under: Azeri food, Main Dishes, Recipe, Side Dishes, Vegetarian Tagged With: Azeri/Persian recipe, baked eggplants, Borani, Mexican grey squash, sabzi khordan, Tabriz, tomato sauce, yogurt

DOLMEH BARG دلمه برگ | STUFFED GRAPE LEAVES

July 14, 2015 By Homa

When I was very young I used to go to my grandparents’ house that was in a very old neighborhood in Tabriz. The house consisted of many rooms that were built all around a courtyard. I still remember the sweet scent of the grapevines hanging from several grape arbors that were placed over small gardens…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Azeri food, Dolmeh Barg, Main Dishes, Recipe, Vegetarian Tagged With: Azeri/Persian recipe, garlic, grape leaves, yogurt, zereshk

ABDOOGH KHIAR ابدوغ خیار

June 2, 2015 By Homa

I believe this is the right time to share my Abdoogh Khiar (Persian cold cucumber and yogurt soup) recipe with you.  If you have visited my “How To” page, you’ve probably seen my post called All About Herbs!  As I have mentioned in that post, I grow some herbs in my backyard and love it. This…

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Filed Under: Abdoogh Khiar, Appetizers, Azeri food, Cold Soup, Quick & Easy, Recipe, Side Dishes, Vegetarian Tagged With: Azeri/Persian recipe, cold soup, fresh herbs, rose petals, summertime, traditional Persian meals, yogurt

MORABA YE SEEB مربای سیب | APPLE PRESERVES

April 7, 2015 By Homa

Morabay Seeb means Apple Preserves. Moraba is preserves and Seeb is apple.  Morabay Seeb is a delicious and beautiful preserve made with golden delicious apples. I like the fragrance of this variety but any firm cooking apple will work well for this recipe. Unlike other heavier preserves, the apples in this moraba are quickly poached in…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Moraba ye Seeb, Preserves, Recipe, Snack, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: apples, cottage cheese, golden delicious apples, moraba, shir berenj, vanilla ice cream, yogurt

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

KASHKE BADEMJAN کشک بادمجان EGGPLANT AND WALNUT DIP

January 19, 2015 By Homa

Kashke Bademjan is one of the most popular Persian appetizers. Bademjan is eggplant in Farsi, and kashk is a yogurt product that traditionally is made through a long process, from very firm strained yogurt.  The final product is either formed into balls, or pressed through a large holed sieve into strips, and dried. When dried…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Kashke Bademjan, Quick & Easy, Recipe, Side Dishes, Vegetarian Tagged With: bademjan, Chinese eggplants, dried mint leaves, garlic, kashk, walnuts, 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

BORANI BADEMJAN برانی بادمجان

December 8, 2014 By Homa

  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…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Main Dishes, Recipe, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: bademjan, baked eggplants, Borani, dip, garlic, how to, Italian eggplants, walnuts, yogurt

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