The Enchantingly Easy Persian Cookbook: 100 Simple Recipes for Beloved Persian Food Favorites

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The food is neither highly spiced nor hot but seasoned with herbs. She also notes the reasons for her refinements of traditional preparations. These vibrant recipes demystify Persian ingredients like rose petals, dried limes, tamarind, and sumac, while offering surprising preparations for familiar foods such as beets, carrots, mint, and yogurt for the busy, health-conscious cook. Blending Persian and Indian influences in a journey from West London to Gujarat and beyond, Parsi is more than a cookbook - it is a love letter to the Parsi culture and its people. Chef Nasim Alikhani takes particular care in outlining a dish’s place in Persian culture, whether she’s discussing its historical association with a seventh-century queen or explaining how various regions of the country may prepare it differently. Among the many appealing recipes: In his debut cookbook, Farokh Talati gathers together a selection of Parsi recipes from his travels through India and time spent in the kitchen with family, revealing them here for you to discover and recreate at home. Binding: Hardcover Hardcover. It is very nutritious and very economical requiring minimum amounts of meat.

• Potato pancakes with sour cherry marmalade
• Stuffed chicken with herbs, prunes, lemon, and dried barberries
• Lamb meatballs with mint and vinegar sauce
• Carrot jam with salted pistachios
• Warm eggplant dip with whey, walnuts, and fried onions