This is tahchin, or upside down Persian rice. Tahchin is made with half-cooked rice that’s mixed with yogurt, saffron, and egg; layered Read More
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♥ Rice | Polo, Tadig & Kateh
Persian Rice 101 |Persian style rice (rinsed, steamed, with crunchy bottom of pot tadig crust)
Recipes for Persian rice dishes + Persian Rice 101 (how rise steam cook to get fluffy rice and get that perfect crunchy bottom-of-the-pot tadig crust)
Meigoo Polo | (Persian) Shrimp & Raisin Saffron Rice
Hi everyone! Before delving into our recipe post, I have to share the news that I cooked fesenjan for The New York Read More
Brooklyn, Biking, Adas Polo | A Perfect NY day with a Persian twist
My friend Mette (who hails from the magical land of Hans Christian Andersen) and I have a giddy, gushing love of Read More
Persian Rice: Plain to POWABUNGA!!
I hope you’ve been practicing the art of making Persian rice, because it is time to amp up the volume and Read More
Persian Rice 101: How to Make the Perfect Persian Rice
“There is a definite art to making Persian rice & I think it’s the best rice ever.” Suzanne “If Minute Rice is Read More
Persian Rice 101: Rake, Wash, Pray
“Persian rice is hands down the best rice in the world. For me it was a revelation, tender, each grain separate, and Read More
Persian Rice 101: Tools & Trade Secrets
Here are some things to cover before we tackle the holy-grail of Persian rice making — in random no-rhyme-or-reason-order: RICE: QUALITY MATTERS Read More
Persian Rice 101 – An Introduction to Polo & Tadig
There is an amusing rice-centric Persian proverb, the story of which goes like this: A newlywed bride, a novice cook, wanted to Read More
Shirin Polo – Sweet Rice
In Persian cooking, all roads eventually lead to rice. The holy grail of making polo (Persian-style rice) is a bed of Read More
Shir Berenj – Persian Rice Pudding
Shir-berenj is the Persian incarnation of rice pudding, that universal comfort food. If food were people, shir berenj would surely be a Read More