Author Topic: Persian cuisine (Read 5782 times)

Tiffany · « **Reply #5 on:** July 18, 2012, 10:38:03 AM »

Quote from: theology101

I would like to make the adass polo and khoresht bamieh. I absolutely love lentils, rice and okra. I tend to eat a lot of veggies so I like the fact that there are many vegetable dishes. Thanks for these!

Adas polo can be pretty simple too. It's a great way to use left overs from a chicken or to stretch ground beef.

Cook the meat/prepare it in small pieces.
Boil the lentils until they are ready.

If you follow the rice instructions above you want to add the meat and lentils to the rice after you boil/drain the rice. Then you steam it all together.

Tiffany · « **Reply #6 on:** July 18, 2012, 10:40:21 AM »

Quote from: Tiffany

Sam's Club sells the big bag of Bastmati Rice.

You want to soak it before to get some of the starch out.

Boil it and then drain the water.

Met butter or put oil the bottom of the pot.

Pour the boil/drained rice on there.

Get a knife and make about three holes in the rice.

Find a small towel put it on the under side of the lid, then place it over the pot. This is to absorb some of the water.

Turn up the heat briefly and then let it steam on low.

It takes lots of practice but once you get it, it's like second nature.

Also you can slice thin potatoe slices and soak them, then put them on the bottom of the pot after you melt the butter but before you add the boiled/drain rice.

If you like saffron you can mix some with a part of rice - it looks very pretty on the top but I don't like it.

The crispy part at the bottom is called tah-deek I think.

I forgot, before steaming the rice you also want to add some butter or oil to the rice not just to the bottom of the pot. It won't allow me to edit.

Tiffany · « **Reply #7 on:** July 18, 2012, 10:46:13 AM »

For Fesenjan be careful when using pomegranate juice. Sometimes it's pomegranate syrup and more concentrated. It's not the same but you could also substitute cranberry sauce if you don't have an ethnic store close by.
It's really good, there is nothing like the test of the walnuts with the chicken, yummm!!! but you may want more sugar than what the recipe calls for.

theology101 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 18, 2012, 11:46:42 AM »

Wow, thanks for all the tips!

spouse of Jesus · « **Reply #9 on:** July 18, 2012, 02:22:30 PM »

Tiffany, you are familiar with our foods. wow!