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Borani & Yogurt Dishes
A vegetarian genre of Persian dishes that are made with yogurt mixed with other ingredients such as spinach, beetroot, eggplants, zucchini, etc.
It is also spelled as boorani or bourani.
Zucchini & Yogurt To the Rescue | Kadoo Borani
The Hidden Allure of Zucchini & Yogurt (Kadoo Borani) It’s hot. You’re bored. Maybe tired. Perhaps un tout petit peu depressed? In Read More
My Cousin Val’s Abdoogh Khiyar (آبدوغ خیار)| Chilled Yogurt & Cucumber Soup: Persian Style!
Everyone knows that Persians have a thing for pomegranates, rosewater and all sorts of yummy fluffy saffron rice. What is less Read More
Laboo va Mast | Beet & Yogurt Borani
Some people are immune to the allure of beets. I do not count myself amongst them. I like beets cooked, roasted, raw, Read More
Borani ‘eh Esfenaj — (Persian) Spinach Borani
Once upon a time there was a king who ruled over a vast kingdom and when he died (some said he Read More
Persian Cucumber & Mint Yogurt Dish | Mast’o Khiar
Some people are prickly lots and a trial to deal with. In Farsi we have a saying for challenging beings like that: Read More