Easy Recipes for Home Cooks
The humble split pea is the star in this Persian Split Yellow Peas and Lime Stew (Khoresh Ghaymeh). It is cooked with beef simmered in rich tomato sauce, dried black limes and turmeric then served with rice and fried potatoes.Although Ghaymeh is traditionallly made with meat; it can also be […]
I’ve never meet a cake that I didn’t want to Swiss Roll! Why? Let me count the ways? The base cake itself is quick to make, all of eight minutes and because it’s just a sponge cake, you can go to town with the flavours. Like chocolate? Then make it […]
Nothing pairs better with raspberries than white chocolate and this pudding with humble beginnings is no exception. If you’ve got day old bread and raspberry jam in the fridge, then this recipe is for you. Simple and easy to make with spectacular results. A pudding which is lovely to serve […]
This is the quick and lazy version, but no less delicious of the Ash Reshteh (Persian Herb Bean and Noodle Soup). In Iran, although it is loved throughout the year, this is specially prepared for Sisdeh Bedar(meaning the 13th day from Nowruz which falls on the 2nd of April) and […]
Stale bread for dessert, anyone? You might scoff at the idea, if you’ve never tried Nutella Bread and Butter Pudding, but there’s nothing like a warm pudding to warm the cockles of your heart when the weather turns chilly. Not only is this pudding wonderfully scrumptious, it is also so […]
Persian Kebab Digi, is the kebab you make when you are short of time and low in energy. It is delicious but it comes together easily and quickly. It is the kebab to make when you don’t have a grill or don’t want to use one, but it still has […]