Persian Parties & Heaven of Food

Northern Iran Food Feast (at a friend's house)

Chicken & Rice Cake (Tahchin Cake Ojaghi)

Tilapia Fish with Fresh Dill & Saffron (Mahi ba Sheeweed va Zafaran)

Pan Filet Steak with Wine

Persian Sausage Omlet

My Home Grown Basil (in the back yard pots)

Mushroom Barley Soup

Pretty Greek/Shirazi Salad

Changmal : Dates Mini Cakes, Easy Southern Iranian Dessert

You need:

Good, soft pitted dates, chopped

Bread, chopped or shredded

2-3 tablespoon butter or ghee

1 teaspoon of cardamon powder

How to make it:

Saute' chopped dates in melted butter for a minute or two (low heat)

Mix well with bread pieces and cardamon

Roll like mini cigars and serve at room temperature

You can roll this in coconut powder, toasted sesames seeds, powder almonds, etc...

Shirazi salad with Pesto Suace!

Cucumber, tomatoes and onions in a plate

Blend olive oil, lemon juice, cilantro and parsley with salt & pepper to make the sauce...

Stuffed Mini Eggplants

See part 2 of this blog here:

http://cafepersia2.blogspot.com/

The Other Side of Persian Cooking

Zucchini Stew (Khorest-e- Kadoo)

You need:

8-19 zucchini

1 pound (450 grams) cubed beef (beef stew meat)

1 can tiny diced tomatoes

1 large onion chopped

1 tablespoon salt

1 tea spoon black pepper

1 tea spoon pf cinnamon powder

1 tea spoon of turmeric powder

2 table spoon of lemon or lime juice

4 tablespoon of corn oil or olive oil

How to make it

With a knife scratch the skin of the zucchini and remove the skin (Do not peel)

Cut the zucchinis in half length-wise

Put the oil in the pan, heat up and saute' the zucchinis until browned

Take the zucchinis out and dry on a piece of a paper towel

In a pot saute the onions in oil, add the meat, stir and saute again

Add salt, pepper, turmeric, cinnamon powder

Add the can of diced tomatoes, stir and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes 

Add 1/2 cup of water and cook the meat for 15-18 minutes until soft (Pressure cooker time 8-10 minutes)

Add the lemon/lime juice and adjust the spices/salt

Lay the zucchinis in a bake-ware Pyrex dish

Pure the cooked stew meat/sauce on the top of the zucchinis

Cover with foil and leave in the oven for 15-20 minutes on 275 degree

Serve on the top of plain basmati rice or eat with bread 

Enjoy!