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
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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.
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
Mast’o Khiar – Cucumber & Mint Yogurt
Some people are prickly lots and a trial to deal with. In Farsi we have a saying for challenging beings like that: Read More