Persian cooking has much in common with other Middle Eastern cuisines, but its flavor combinations are unique, with gentle spicing and lavish use of fresh herbs. The Persian love of herbs and greens ...

Sabzi Polo is traditionally served for Nowruz dinner or lunch. 'Sabz' in Persian means green and the abundance of fresh green herbs in this dish symbolizes new life and rebirth. Sabzi polo is ...

Mary Ellen in Lawndale was looking for a Persian bean soup a few weeks ago and several readers had ideas. Margaret (no city) tried one on a Persian food blog: “It was delicious.” We hope Mary Ellen ...

SalamaTea's Hamed Allahyari inherited a recipe for ash reshteh from his mum in Iran and it's travelled with him across the world. Ash reshteh is a significant dish in Persian culture. Source: Hamed ...

You’re probably familiar with most of the base spices in Iranian cuisine already (Getty/iStock) If you’re keen to try your hand at Iranian cuisine but your cupboard’s fresh out of the likes of reshteh ...

A fresh, bright feast that means little time in a hot kitchen: a garlicky, gingery tomato salad, a classic melon and feta salad with toasted seeds for crunch, and an icy, sweet noodle dish I write ...

1. Steam the chickpeas, kidney beans and navy beans. To do this, boil 2 cups of salted water in a small pot. Turn off the heat, pour in the beans and leave the lid on for at least 40 minutes. Drain ...

Note: Kashk, a flavorful Persian yogurt-like dairy product, is widely available at Middle Eastern markets and can be substituted with labneh (strained yogurt). Our recipes, your kitchen: If you try ...