Easy Recipes for Home Cooks
Rice in any shape or form, the staple of Filipino kitchens.
Pasta and noodles for long life…
It’s soup season here in Sydney with temperatures barely judging 10°C with blustery winds. The Chicken Noodle Soup (Sopas) , is a favourite at ours, not only when the weather is cold but all year round. It’s also the go to dish to make when some one is feeling under […]
Baghali Polo (Persian Bean and Herb Rice) is usually made with Broad Beans (baghali in Persian) and a medley of herbs which results in a fragrant and aromatic rice dish that pairs perfectly with pan fried fish or a roast chicken. This is a favourite at ours, and is simple […]
I love a good naan bread, and luckily naan bread is not difficult to make. It does require a bit of patience as it uses yeast and so you have to invest in a little bit of time for it to prove. However, the reward is worth the wait. What […]
This delicious Persian Beef and Green Beans Rice (Lubia Polo) deserves to be as well known as the Asian fried rice or the Italian risotto because it’s just as delicious. It’s a one pot meal, made with a handful of simple ingredients that results in a comforting dish, summer or […]
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 […]
The Persian way of cooking rice is different to how we Filipinos cook it. First, rice is rinsed to remove the excess starch, then it is soaked in clean water for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight. Then the rice is boiled in plenty of salted boiling water until it […]