Persian recipes and ingredients for everyday kitchens.

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Persian cooking, made practical.

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AI illustration of deboned beef, chickpeas, potatoes and tomatoes beside a bowl of broth-soaked flatbread.RECIPE

Abgoosht (Dizi): Persian beef, chickpea and potato broth

A slow, simple Persian short-rib meal with canned chickpeas, potatoes and dried lime, showing how to serve broth-soaked flatbread separately from the cooked meat and vegetables.

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AI-generated illustration: Illustrative two-part serving with whole deboned solids and separate tileet; optional okra and bell pepper are omitted. Portion size is not a measured yield.
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Lentil rice topped with golden onions, dark raisins and halved pitted dates; AI illustration.RECIPE

Adas Polo: Persian lentil rice with raisins and dates

A meat-free Persian lentil-and-basmati pilaf with golden onion, gently warmed raisins and pitted dates, using separate lentil and rice cooking to prevent mushy grains.

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AI-generated illustration: Illustrative meat-free lentil rice with a separate onion-and-fruit topping; whole brown lentil shapes and date halves are shown, not a measured serving.
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AI illustration of small square parcels folded from cooked grape leaves.RECIPE

Dolmeh Barg: vegetarian Persian stuffed grape leaves with herbs

Tender jarred grape leaves wrapped around rice, bulgur, yellow split peas and fresh herbs, gently simmered until the grain center is soft and served without a mandatory sweet-sour sauce.

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AI-generated illustration: Illustrative square-packet presentation without the optional garlic yogurt; the hidden filling and displayed packet count do not establish a tested yield.
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Yogurt-and-cucumber side topped with mint and a decorative flower-petal garnishRECIPE

Mast-o-khiar: cucumber, yogurt and dried mint

A simple Persian yogurt-and-cucumber side without walnuts or raisins. Measure the chopped cucumber and keep the dairy cold.

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Serving variation: The flower-petal garnish is not in this plain recipe. This illustrates a serving variation, not a Culinara kitchen test or the exact result below.
Photo: Ataax — Mast khiar.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Chunky chilled chicken-potato salad with green peas and dill pickles; AI illustration.RECIPE

Salad Olivieh: Persian chicken and potato salad with dill pickles

Chilled Persian chicken and potato salad with peas, drained dill pickles and a lemony yogurt-mayonnaise dressing, with clear cooling and cold-assembly steps.

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AI-generated illustration: Chunky chicken-potato version without hard-boiled eggs or carrots; garnish is the listed chopped parsley. Illustration, not a cooked result.
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Close-up of diced tomatoes, pale-green cucumber and purple-red onion in a mixed saladRECIPE

Salad Shirazi with lime and dried mint

A finely chopped cucumber, tomato and onion salad, with practical cucumber choices and a lime-and-mint dressing for an American kitchen.

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Serving variation: The photographer's salad is not this exact lime-and-dried-mint formulation; its dressing, herb amounts and method were not verified. This is a similar serving illustration, not a Culinara kitchen test or the exact result of the recipe below.
Photo: Titanas — Persian salad (1712808743).jpg · CC BY-SA 2.0
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AI illustration of Persian sweet rice with candied citrus peel, carrot strips, raisins, almonds and pistachios.RECIPE

Shirin Polo: Persian sweet rice with candied citrus and nuts

Persian basmati rice with candied orange-tangerine peel, carrots, raisins, almonds and pistachios, with separate syrup and rice stages to keep the sweet topping from scorching.

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AI-generated illustration: Illustrative mixed topping of peel, carrots, raisins and nuts; arrangement, sweetness and portion size are not tested results.
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Red dried barberries on a white plateINGREDIENT

Zereshk and barberries: a practical buying and substitution guide

Recognize the small tart berries used in Persian cooking, check added sugar, and understand what changes when you use cranberries or sour cherries.

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Photo: Conifer — Dried barberries on a plate.JPG · CC BY-SA 4.0
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