Persian Braised Lamb Shanks

Oven braised Persian style lamb shanks flavored with  tomatoes, eggplant, and Middle Eastern  spice make a comforting autumn supper, served with sumac seasoned  basmati rice.

Persian Braised Lamb Shanks

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Persian Blueberry Anar Salad with Cucumber #BlueberryWeek

Crisp  and cool cucumber salad with  fresh blueberries, pomegranate arils,  goat cheese crumbles and a Persian style salad dressing.
Persian Blueberry Anar Salad with Cucumber
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Vegan Khoresh Bademjan (Persian Eggplant Stew)

Traditional Persian eggplant khoresh  stew (Bademjan) made vegan with the use of plant based foods.

Vegan Khoresh Bademjan

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Kotlet Kubideh Burgers

Persian style grilled spiced lamb and beef kotlet kubideh burgers on mini pitas with an easily made from scratch spiced saffron ketchup.
Kotlet Kubideh Burgers
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Pressure Cooker Lamb and Vegetable Soup

Pressure Cooker Lamb and Vegetable Soup makes easy work in the Instant Pot for this Middle Eastern inspired soup, with lamb and vegetables.
Lamb and Vegetable Soup
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Slow Cooker Persian Lamb and Eggplant Stew

Slow Cooker Persian Lamb and Eggplant Stew makes tender lamb in a spiced tomato sauce that is cooked all day and gets served with rice in the Persian classic.
Khoreshe Bademjan: Slow Cooker Persian Eggplant Stew
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Persian Lubia Sabz Polo

Persian Lubia Sabz Polo is a Middle Eastern style lamb, rice and vegetable dish with delicate, exotic spices.
Persian Lubia Sabz Polo

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Persian Basmati Chelou

Makes fluffy rice with a crispy golden crust. If you like it darker than what is in my photo, try running your rice cooker a third time.
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Salad Irooni

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A Persian version of tossed salad. It’s a bit like Greek salad but it has its own character- much more herbal, and definitely lemony instead of vinegary.

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