Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

pistachio

127 dishes.

breakfastMamouniaWarm semolina cooked in butter and syrup, topped with cheese and cinnamon.Mann al-samawhite nougat of wild manna whipped with egg white and pistachiosdessertMaras dondurmasiStretchy goat-milk ice cream thickened with salep, cut with a knife.breakfastMasoubmashed banana with crumbled bread, cream and honeyMeghlispiced rice pudding with caraway and cinnamon, buried under nuts and coconutMhalbirose-scented rice-flour milk pudding dusted with cinnamonMorasa polojewelled rice with barberries, candied orange peel, pistachio and almondbread & pastryNan KhataiCrumbly cardamom shortbread biscuits, pale and cracked on top, dunked in teaNan-e nokhodchiClover-shaped chickpea flour cookies that dissolve on the tongue, scented with cardamom.Om Alibaked pastry and milk pudding with nuts, raisins and cream, served bubblingdrinkPeshawari KahwaPale green tea steeped with cardamom and topped with crushed almondsdessertPismaniyeFine threads of pulled flour-and-sugar floss, eaten by the handful with tea.street foodPizza al taglioRectangular pizza baked in trays, cut with scissors and sold by weight.PoolakiPaper-thin discs of hard sugar candy dropped into tea to sweeten it.QatayefStuffed pancakes filled with nuts or cream, fried or served fresh in syrupQymaq ChaiFestive pink green-tea brew with milk, cardamom and clotted creamdessertRabriMilk reduced for hours until thick with layers of clotted skin, scented with cardamomdessertRanginadates layered under toasted flour, butter and cardamomRanginakdates stuffed with walnuts under toasted flour, cinnamon and butterRasmalaiFlattened cheese dumplings soaked in thickened saffron milk; Cumilla specialtydessertRatlukSoft rose or walnut jelly cubes rolled in sugar, served with coffee.Riz bi haleebCold rice pudding scented with orange blossom or mastic, eaten from small bowls.Roz bel labanchilled creamy rice pudding scented with vanilla or masticdessertSabayalayered pastry sheets baked with cream and drenched in honeySachlavHot sweet milk pudding-drink topped with coconut, cinnamon and nuts.dessertSagusago pearl pudding with saffron, cardamom and rosewaterSahlabwarm thickened milk drink topped with cinnamon, coconut and nutsSalepHot milky drink thickened with orchid root, dusted with cinnamon.dessertSamsalayered pastry squares of almond and sesame steeped in rose syrupSandeshPressed fresh-cheese sweet moulded into shells and flowers, scented with cardamomSh’aybiyatfilo triangles filled with sweet cream, fried and soaked in syrupShaabiyatTriangles of crisp filo filled with ashta cream and drowned in syrup.Shakar lamaCrumbly cardamom shortbread cookies eaten with tea at Eid.dessertSheer KhurmaEid vermicelli cooked in milk with dates and nutsSheer YakhHand-churned ice cream with cardamom, rosewater and pistachio, cut into slabsbread & pastrySheermalSlightly sweet saffron milk bread paired with nihari or kebabs

  • Samsa

    Layered pastry squares of almond and sesame steeped in rose syrup. Ready in 50 min prep and 30 min cooking.…

  • Gullac

    Sheets of starch wafer softened in sweet milk, layered with walnuts and rosewater. Ready in 30 min prep and 4…

  • Ab-e havij bastani

    Fresh carrot juice with a scoop of saffron ice cream floating in it. Ready in 10 minutes prep and none…

  • Aish el-saraya

    Syrup-soaked bread base under thick ashta cream and crushed pistachios. Ready in 30 min prep and 25 min cooking. 8…

  • Alva

    Crumbly sesame paste block, cut in slabs and eaten with bread. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking.…

  • Assidat zgougou

    Aleppo-pine cream pudding layered with custard and nuts for Mouled. Ready in 40 min prep and 45 min cooking. 8…

  • Awameh

    Crisp fried dough balls rolled in syrup and sesame. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking. About 40…

  • Bakalawa bil jibna

    Filo baklava filled with sweet cheese cream and rose water. Ready in 45 minutes prep and 45 minutes cooking. One…

  • Balaleet

    Cardamom vermicelli with saffron and egg. Ready in 10 min prep and 25 min cooking. 4 servings. A breakfast recipe…

  • Balah el Sham

    Ridged fingers of choux dough fried and steeped in cold syrup. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking.…