Persian Cuisine
Main dishes
- Aab Goosht-e Baadenjaan: with meat, split peas, eggplants, turmeric and potatoes
- Aab Goosht-e Lappeh: with meat, split peas, limes, onions, turmeric and potatoes
- Adas Polow: made with rice, meat, raisins, saffron, dates and lentils
- Albaloo Polow: made with rice, black cherries, chicken, sugar, and saffron
- Beryani: a dish from Esfahan made with specially prepared lamb and bread
- Del: sheep hearts with mushrooms, herbs and cheese
- Dolmeh Baadenjaan: eggplants filled with ground meat, rice and herbs
- Dolmeh Barg Mow: vine leaves wrapped around a mix of ground meat, rice and herbs
- Dolmeh Felfel: peppers filled with ground meat, rice and herbs
- Dolmeh Gojeh Farangi: large tomatoes with a filling of ground meat, rice and herbs
- Dolmeh Seeb Zamini: potatoes with a filling of ground meat, rice and herbs
- Donbalaan: fried sheep testicles with eggs, bread crumbs, and parsley
- Eslaamboli Polow: with rice, ground lamb/beef and tomato paste
- Gholveh: fried kidneys with herbs and lime juice
- Haveej Polow: with rice, chicken, carrots, sugar and saffron
- Joojeh Kabab: barbequed chicken with olive oil, tomatoes and saffron
- Kabab Barg: barbequed lamb or beef
- Kabab Koobideh: barbequed ground lamb or beef
- Kabab Hosseini: lamb or beef cooked on skewers with onions, tomatoes and green peppers
- Kalam Polow: made with rice, ground lamb or beef, and cabbage
- Kateh: white rice (simpler)
- Khoresht Aaloo: with chicken, pitted prunes, potatoes, and saffron
- Khoresht Anaar-Aveej: made with chicken, walnuts, pomegranate juice, herbs, sugar, and garlic
- Khoresht Baadenjaan: with meat, eggplants, onions, and lime juice
- Khoresht Baamieh: made with okras, potatoes and meat
- Khoresht Fesenjaan: made with chicken, walnuts, pomegranate juice and sugar
- Khoresht Ghaarch: with chicken, mushrooms, and saffron
- Khoresht Ghaimeh: made with meat, split-peas, potatoes and limes
- Khoresht Ghormeh Sabzi: exquisite dish made with various herbs, meat, black-eye beans
- Khoresht Karafs: made with meat, celery, herbs, sugar and lime juice
- Khoresht Loobia Sabz: made with meat, string beans, potatoes and lime juice
- Khoresht Reevaas: with rhubarb, meat, herbs, and sugar
- Koofteh Berenji: large balls of rice, ground meat, various herbs, onions and walnuts
- Koofteh Nokhod-chi: balls of ground meat, chickpea flour, sugar and saffron
- Kotlet: ground meat with eggs, potatoes, and bread crumbs
- Kotlet-e Morgh: ground chicken with ground almonds, bread crumbs, eggs, milk and butter
- Loobia Polow: with rice, meat, green beans, and tomato paste
- Maahi Kabab: barbequed fish with lime juice, olive oil, saffron, and herbs
- Maash Polow: with rice, moong, meat, and turmeric
- Maghz: fried brain with herbs
- Meigo Polow: with shrimps, rice, eggs, and curry powder
- Morasah Polow: rice, chicken, raisins, barberries, almonds, pistachios, orange peel, and saffron
- Polow (or Chelow): white rice
- Sabzi Polow: made with rice, and herbs
- Shaami: ground meat with eggs, bread crumbs, milk, and tomato juice
- Shirin Polow: rice, chicken, sugar, almonds, pistachios, orange peel and saffron
- Tah Cheen: delicious dish made with chicken, rice, eggs, yogurt and saffron
- Toss Kabab: with meat, potatoes, carrots, and onions
- Zabaan: tongue with herbs
- Zereshk Polow: with rice, barberries, sugar, chicken and saffron
Roxana & Farzin Mokhtarian
Jan 2004