Iranian Food Blog

As I mentioned in my last post my mom is here visiting.  She brought along two incredibly valuable and priceless gifts with her:  Maman Fakhri and Khaleh Roffi’s recipe …
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For some reason I thought the name of this polow was Estamboli Polow. But when we were looking through Madam Montazemi’s cookbook we discovered that it’s spelled in a different way.  I should clarify who “we” is by the way, it’s my mom and me!!! My mom flew in a couple of weeks ago and things have been rather busy around here.  A couple of the readers had requested Estamboli Polow or Eslamboli Polow so my mom and I Read More

A few years back I had this delicious Persian rice made with mushrooms. It was something that I had never had before and since I love mushrooms, it absolutely loved  it. I looked up the recipe just recently in my Persian cookbook and found one recipe for it. Read More

So far here on My Persian Kitchen I have featured  Tahdig with Yogurt , Tahdig with Lavash, and Tahdig with Potatoes. Read More

The other day I was at my local Persian market doing some shopping. I had just finished my shopping transaction and was on my way out of the door when from the corner of my left eye I noticed a childhood treat sitting casually on a shelf next to the door.  Madar Biscuits! Madar in Farsi means mother. Oh  My! I had not seen these cookies since I left Iran 25 years ago!!  Read More

It’s practicably impossible for me to talk about Kalbas and not talk about Amoo Manuchehr, the person who introduced me to Persian Mortadella!

Amoo Manuchehr was …
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Today’s post comes in light of the Persian Burger recipe that I posted last week. I thought I would share a couple of fascinating and truly helpful tricks that I learned while doing research on how to prepare burgers in light of the Great Burger Challenge.

I have to confess that burgers were not my thing until recent years.  Read More

Last Sunday I participated in a Burger Challenger put together by one of the two cooking groups that I belong to.  Those of you that follow MPK on Facebook already have heard the buzz. Thank you all for your kind comments! Wow what an exciting that it was!

So finally here it is, a recap of the events and how the burger came together! Read More

A few months ago I posted a recipe for Persian rice pudding which is prepared with milk. Today’s rice pudding on the other hand is dairy free. For those of you are who are lactose intolerant or vegan, this is a dessert just for you! Read More

First and foremost happy Rosh Hashanah to all of you who celebrate this holiday. May this be a happy New Year for you and your loved ones!

My first introduction to this Jewish holiday was in 1990 when I moved to Los Angeles.  I remember walking to school with one of my schoolmates and she telling me about the various type of food that were consumed in various Jewish holidays.  I found it all fascinated right away because this new found knowledge was nothing that I had been exposed to before. Read More