Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Iran

Ask what Iran eats and the answer starts with this: elegant Persian cooking balancing sour and sweet: saffron rice, slow herb stews and coveted crispy tahdig. Look for Chelow kabab (saffron buttered rice with charcoal kababs and grilled tomato; national dish), Ghormeh sabzi (deep-green herb stew with lamb, kidney beans and dried limes) and Fesenjan (velvety walnut-pomegranate stew with chicken or duck). Iran’s national dish, pairing saffron-buttered rice with skewered lamb and a grilled tomato; kabab houses spread through Qajar-era Tehran. This atlas has 55 Iran dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

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  • Morasa polo

    Jewelled rice with barberries, candied orange peel, pistachio and almond. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr 15 min…

  • Nan-e nokhodchi

    Clover-shaped chickpea flour cookies that dissolve on the tongue, scented with cardamom. Ready in 30 min prep and 15 min…

  • Persian tea

    Amber tea from the samovar, sipped through sugar cubes. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Serves 6.…

  • Poolaki

    Paper-thin discs of hard sugar candy dropped into tea to sweeten it. Ready in 15 min prep and 20 min…

  • Ranginak

    Dates stuffed with walnuts under toasted flour, cinnamon and butter. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Serves…

  • Salad Shirazi

    Diced cucumber, tomato and onion in lime-mint dressing. 20 min to prepare. 6 servings. A salad & side recipe from…

  • Sangak

    Whole-wheat sourdough flatbread baked on hot pebbles. Ready in 30 min prep and 15 min cooking. 3 large loaves. A…

  • Sarshir

    Clotted cream skimmed from milk, eaten with honey and hot bread. Ready in 10 min prep and 1 hour 30…

  • Sekanjabin

    Mint syrup of honey and vinegar, diluted with water and scooped with lettuce. Ready in 10 min prep and 45…

  • Sharbat-e albaloo

    Sour cherry syrup diluted with iced water, deep red and tart. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking.…