Iranian dishes

102 Iranian dishes, 102 with linked recipes from their original publishers.

Part of Central Asian, West Asian.

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Stew

• Abgoosht A slow-cooked savory dish made with beef, chickpeas, beans, potatoes and tomatoes.
• Celery and beef stew A slow-cooked savory dish made with beef, celery and limes.
• Fesenjan A walnut-and-pomegranate stew with a balance of tart and sweet flavors.
• Gheimeh Meat and yellow split peas simmered in a tomato-based sauce with dried lime.
• Ghormeh sabzi An Iranian stew of meat, beans, and a generous mixture of herbs, sharpened with dried lime.
• Khoresh Aloo Esfenaj A slow-cooked savory dish made with lamb, plums, golden plums, spinach and ghee.
• Khoresh Bamieh A slow-cooked savory dish made with okra, beef and tomatoes.
• Khoresh Beh A slow-cooked savory dish made with beef, peas, quince, sugar and butter.
• Khoresh Bij Bij A slow-cooked savory dish made with ground meat, tomatoes and eggs.
• Khoresh Gol Kalam A slow-cooked savory dish made with beef, tomatoes and cauliflower.
• Khoresh Kadu Halvaee A slow-cooked savory dish made with squash, chicken, plums and sugar.
• Khoresh Khalal Kermanshahi A slow-cooked savory dish made with beef, tomatoes, limes, almonds and butter.
• Khoresh Rivas A slow-cooked savory dish made with beef and rhubarb.
• Khoresh Saak A slow-cooked savory dish made with spinach and carrots.
• Khoresht-e Bademjan A slow-cooked savory dish made with lamb, tomatoes and eggplant.
• Khoresht-e Bademjan ba Morgh A slow-cooked savory dish made with chicken, tomatoes and eggplant.
• Khoresht-e Nokhodchie ba Bar-reh A slow-cooked savory dish made with tomatoes, chickpea flour and ground lamb or beef.
• Tas Kabob A seasoned meat dish made with beef or lamb or meat, tomatoes, orange juice, carrots and potatoes.

Main

• Anar Bij A savory stew made with walnuts and ground beef or lamb.
• Bademjoon shekam por A stuffed and cooked dish made with eggplant, ground beef or lamb or turkey, tomatoes and bell peppers.
• Cotlet Pan-fried savory patties made with potatoes, bread, milk, ground beef or lamb and eggs.
• Eshkeneh A savory soup made with potatoes, rice flour or wheat flour and eggs.
• Ghalieh Mahi A savory stew made with tamarind and cod or fish.
• Hali Ghuroo A savory stew made with plums and eggs.
• Kal-leh Gonjishki Seasoned meatballs made with ground beef or lamb, tomatoes and potatoes.
• Kufteh Pesteh Seasoned meatballs made with pistachios, eggs, ground beef or lamb or turkey and pomegranate.
• Kuku sabzi A herb-rich egg dish cooked until set and sliced for serving.
• Mahi Shekam Por A stuffed and cooked dish made with fish and walnuts.
• Mella Ghormeh A slow-cooked savory dish made with eggplant, tomatoes and eggs.
• Morgh Shekam Por A stuffed and cooked dish made with chicken, walnuts, apple, cherries and butter.
• Morgh-e Torsh A savory stew made with walnuts and chicken.
• Shami Pan-fried savory patties made with beef, walnuts and eggs.
• Torsh Tareh A savory stew made with rice, spinach and eggs.

Rice

• Adas Polo A seasoned rice dish made with beef or lamb, lentils, rice, raisins and dates.
• Ghapeli Polo A seasoned rice dish made with beef, chickpeas, beans, anise and rice.
• Havij Polo A seasoned rice dish made with chicken, carrots, rice, pistachios and sugar.
• Javahar Polo A seasoned rice dish made with rice, chicken, tomatoes, oranges and carrots.
• Kadu Polo A seasoned rice dish made with squash, rice and eggs.
• Kalam Polo Shirazi A seasoned rice dish made with rice and ground beef or lamb.
• Lubia Polo A seasoned rice dish made with green beans, beef or lamb, tomatoes, rice and potatoes.
• Meygoo Polo A seasoned rice dish made with rice, shrimp, butter and ghee.
• Polo ba Zaferoon A seasoned rice dish made with rice.
• Reshteh Polo A seasoned rice dish made with lamb, raisins, dates, noodles and rice.
• Sabzi Polo ba Mahi A seasoned rice dish made with rice, fish, butter and ghee.
• Shiveed Baghaleh Polo A seasoned rice dish made with rice and beans.
• Tahchin Rice bound with yogurt and saffron and cooked with a golden crust, often enclosing chicken.
• Zereshk polo Saffron rice with tart barberries, often served with chicken.

Dessert

• Baghlava A pastry made with walnuts or almonds or pistachios, sugar and butter.
• Bamieh A sweet dish made with eggs, sugar, butter and wheat flour.
• Cake Eshgh A cake made with eggs, almond flour, rose petals, pistachios and butter.
• Cake Yazdi A cake made with eggs, yogurt, pistachios, flour and sugar.
• Cayk-e Golabi ba zaferoon A cake made with pear, orange juice, pistachios, flour and sugar.
• Faloodeh A chilled dessert with thin starch noodles made with rice noodles and sugar.
• Halva Havij A rich sweet made with carrots, rice flour, pistachios, rose petals and sugar.
• Savory Persian Galette A pastry with a filling made with eggs, walnuts, flour, sugar and butter.
• Shirini Napoleoni A sweet dish made with milk, eggs, cassava flour or cornstarch, cream and puff pastry.
• Sholeh zard A saffron rice pudding often flavored with rosewater and decorated with cinnamon.

Side

• Borani Laboo A side dish made with beets and yogurt.
• Kashk Bademjoon A side dish made with eggplant.
• Kuku Bademjan A savory egg dish made with eggplant, eggs and butter.
• Kuku Gerdu A savory egg dish made with potatoes, walnuts and eggs.
• Kuku Meygoo A savory egg dish made with shrimp, rice flour or wheat flour and eggs.
• Kuku Seebzamini A savory egg dish made with potatoes, eggs and bread crumbs.
• Maast-o Museer A yogurt dip seasoned with Persian shallots made with yogurt.
• Nargesi A side dish made with spinach, eggs, butter and ghee.
• Shami-e Lapeh Pan-fried savory patties made with beef or lamb, eggs, rice flour and spinach.
• Yogurt with dried mint, cucumber and raisins A side dish made with yogurt, cucumber, raisins, mint and milk.

Soup

• Aash Gholvat A soup made with spinach, leeks, rice flour, milk and eggs.
• Aash-e Anar A soup made with peas, ground beef or lamb or turkey, rice and pomegranate.
• Aash-e jow A soup made with chicken, chickpeas, beans, barley and rice.
• Aash-e Mash A soup made with turnips, mung beans, rice and leeks.
• Ash reshteh A thick Persian noodle soup with beans, herbs, and a tangy dairy topping.
• Soup-e Jow A soup made with carrots, barley and milk.

Condiment

• Delal An accompaniment made with cilantro, mint and salt.
• Moraba Havij A sweet preserve made with sugar.
• Moraba Rivas A sweet preserve made with rhubarb and sugar.
• Moraba-ye Beh A sweet preserve made with quince and sugar.
• Rose Jam A sweet preserve made with rose petals, apple and sugar.

Kebab

• Jujeh Kabob A seasoned meat dish made with chicken, yogurt and butter.
• Kabab koobideh Seasoned ground meat formed around broad skewers and grilled.
• Kabab Tabei A seasoned meat dish made with ground beef or lamb, potatoes and tomatoes.
• Kabab Torsh A seasoned meat dish made with beef, walnuts and pomegranate.
• Kabob Barg A seasoned meat dish made with beef.

Snack

• Dolmeh Barg Mo A savory snack made with peas, rice, ground beef or lamb and sugar.
• Kashk-e Kadu A savory snack made with squash and walnuts.
• Kobeh A savory snack made with rice, potatoes, eggs, ground beef or lamb and tomatoes.
• Sekanjebin A sweet-and-sour mint syrup or drink made with sugar.
• Zeitoon Parvardeh A savory snack made with olives, walnuts and pomegranate.

Bread

• Lavash flatbread A flatbread made with sugar and wheat flour.
• Naan Barbari A baked bread made with sugar and wheat flour.
• Naan Sangak A baked bread made with wheat flour and sugar.
• Shirmal A bread made with milk, eggs, sugar, butter and flour.

Drink

• Paloudeh A chilled dessert with thin starch noodles made with melon and sugar.
• Sharbat Khakshir A sweet drink containing tiny edible seeds made with khakshir seeds and sugar.
• Sharbat Sekanjebeen A sweet-and-sour mint syrup or drink made with cucumber and sugar.
• Tokhm-e Sharbatie A drink with soaked basil seeds that develop a gel-like coating made with basil seeds, limes and sugar.

Salad

• Salad Anar-o Khiar A salad made with cucumber, pomegranate and feta.
• Salad Olivieh A salad made with chicken, potatoes, peas, carrots and celery.
• Salad Shirazi A salad made with cucumber and tomatoes.

Breakfast

• Om'let-e Gojeh Farangi A breakfast dish made with tomatoes, eggs and butter.

Pasta

• Makaroni A pasta dish made with beef, tomatoes and pasta.

Vegetable

• Mirza ghasemi Smoky eggplant cooked with tomatoes, garlic, and eggs.