Fateme Persian Kitchen

zucchini • white or yellow onion • dried mint • oil (for frying the dried mint) • ground turmeric • ground black pepper • large garlic clove • kashk (a traditional Persian fermented dairy product), or to taste • chopped walnuts (optional) • Oil • water • garlic powder

eggplants • tomatoes • medium onion • tomato paste (for a deeper color and richer flavor) • black pepper (optional) • concentrated homemade bone broth (or beef/chicken stock, optional, for extra flavor) • Verjuice (Abghooreh) • Salt • Oil • Water

melon, cut into bite-sized pieces or scooped into balls • white sugar, depending on the sweetness of the melon • rose water (optional) • ice cubes

cake flour • semi-solid vegetable shortening • thick, sweet yogurt • baking powder • ground cardamom (I used cardamom extract.) • finely chopped walnuts or almonds • desiccated coconut • finely crushed plain biscuits (or finely ground walnuts or almonds) • ground cardamom • ground cinnamon • rose water • granulated sugar •

medium green cabbage (about 1–1.2 kg) • rice (short-grain or long-grain) • ground beef • large onion, finely chopped • split peas • dried dill • tomato paste • vinegar, for boiling the cabbage leaves (I used grape vinegar.) • vinegar or lemon juice, for cooking the cabbage rolls (I used apple cider vinegar.) • Salt, to taste • ground black pepper • ground turmeric •

large eggs • fine granulated sugar • cake flour • neutral oil • lukewarm milk • rose water • baking powder • vanilla powder • ground cardamom (I used 8 drops of cardamom extract.)

thick pumpkin purée (excess moisture removed) • bread flour or cake flour • molasses (grape molasses works especially well) • semi-solid or solid vegetable shortening • ground cardamom • ground cinnamon • brewed saffron (optional)

milk • yogurt • instant yeast • granulated sugar • whole egg • egg white • ground cardamom (or a few drops of cardamom essence) • salt • neutral oil • all-purpose flour • egg yolk • milk •

raw potatoes • eggs • ground turmeric • ground black pepper • garlic powder (optional, but recommended) • Salt, to taste • Oil, for frying

eggplants • Iranian broken rice • lamb shoulder or neck • yellow or white onions • walnuts • kashk • large garlic clove • ground turmeric • ground black pepper • small yellow or white onion • ground turmeric • Water

yellow or white onions • frying oil (or as needed)

large egg • cake flour • whole milk • neutral oil • granulated sugar or powdered sugar (I used powdered sugar) • ground cardamom (I used 6 drops of cardamom extract) • salt • vanilla powder • baking powder • instant yeast • egg yolk • strong brewed saffron •

onion, peeled • sausage • neutral cooking oil • tomato paste • black pepper • paprika • garlic powder • sandwich rolls • Water • Salt, to taste • Pickles, for serving • Tomato, for serving

Potatoes • Oil • Hulled sesame seeds (optional)

eggplants • yellow split peas • lamb, cut into cubes • medium onion • tomato paste • ground turmeric • ground cinnamon • ground black pepper • Salt, • Water, • Neutral cooking oil • Verjuice (Persian sour grape juice) •

rice • lentils • oil • Water, • Salt, • ground beef • large onion • ground turmeric • ground black pepper • garlic powder • seedless raisins (Persian polo raisins) • dates •

bread flour • milk • solid or semi-solid vegetable shortening • granulated sugar • ground turmeric • salt • fennel seeds • nigella seeds • rose water • Extra milk or flour, if needed • Powdered sugar, for dusting

Iranian broken rice • milk • Water, • sugar • rose water

Iranian rice or other long-grain rice • neutral oil • Salt, • Water, • pitted sour cherries • granulated sugar • ground beef • medium onion • ground turmeric • ground black pepper • salt • Neutral oil, for frying

roasted dried quince (about 1 tablespoon) • boiling water • Lemon juice, to taste (optional) • Your preferred sweetener, to taste