Tag : eggplant

Sliced Eggplant Patties ( Varagheh Badenjan )

Sliced Eggplant Patties ( Varagheh Badenjan ) This this is a perfect choice for eggplant lovers, vegetarian and also a good diet recipe. Everyone knows that eggplant sucks up so much oil but I give you a very good tip to control it. In this recipe you need to slice the eggplant like circles to half inch thickness. Salt them and wring them out after 20 minutes. Grilling is the best way to cook them with a minimum amount of oil. […]

Stuffed Olives ( Zeitoon Parvatdeh )

By CruisinCulinary January 17, 2019 18,311 Appetizer / Persian / Vegetarian Recipe

This is a dish that I’m in love with. This recipe can be served as side of many main dish or as an appetizer. The origin of this recipe is from North of Iran where there are plenty of olive gardens and also from a place that I’m originally from there. My mother used to make it all the time and there was always a big jar in our fridge full of stuffed olives. Prep Time; : 20 minutes Course: Appetizer […]

Herbs Frittatas or quiche ( Kuku Sabzi )

By CruisinCulinary January 17, 2019 13,305 Appetizer / Entree / Persian / Vegetarian Recipe

Kuku Sabzi is a Persian Herb Frittata or quiche that can be baked in the oven or in a Pan and is can be topped with barberries and walnuts. It’s very delicious food for vegetarians. Like all other cultures Persians have some special dish for their new year Nowruz. As our new year starts in Spring, we try to bring a lot of green like herbs to our food, and Kuku Sabri is one of them. Kuku is the same […]

Butternut Squash pancake( Kaka Rashti )

By CruisinCulinary January 17, 2019 16,620 Breakfast / Dessert / Persian

This is a dessert from North of Iran, close to Caspian Sea. This Butternut Squash Pancake is one of our family absolute favorite because it is full of flavors and it comes with Persian twist! The list of ingredients is long but it very easy to make. I presented it in one of my cooking class during Halloween and everyone loved it. You can make it with any type of pumpkin family but I found butternut squash the best. Preparation […]

Olivier Salad

By CruisinCulinary January 17, 2019 14,702 Appetizer / International Food / Persian / Russian / Salad

Olivier Salad is a Russian salad which is very popular in Persia and some European countries. It can be a dip or salad for parties or picnic, a good dish for holidays of new year, and also is very good wrap for kids school lunch. This salad will stay very fresh in fridge for days and anytime you open the fridge door get a spoon of that 😉. Cook time: 20 minutes Preparation time: 40 minutes Total time: 1 hours […]

Eggplant & Beef Stew ( Khoresh Bademjan )

By CruisinCulinary October 20, 2018 16,411 Entree / Persian / Stew

Eggplant lovers like my husband, welcome to this recipe. One of the sweetest eggplant grows in North of Iran so there are many recipes with eggplant. In north of Iran cuisine fried eggplant is a pleasure add up to most of the stews. The first year of our marriage my husband was teasing my mom like “ what’s for dinner tonight mom? and she said ” umm, Eggplant …with ?”… :). This Persian stew made with Beef or Lamb and […]