Modern Persian Food

Welcome to episode 4 of the Modern Persian Food podcast! Co-hosts Bita and Beata talk about the different ways to use onions in Persian cooking and the health benefits related to this root vegetable.

• Health benefits of onions and other root vegetables
• Raw onions with fresh herbs and in salads
• Fried onions as basis for Persian stews and recipes or garnish on dishes
• • Batch cooking "Piaz Daagh"
• Grated onions in ground beef "koobideh" kabobs and "chang-ing" the meat
• Grated onions in marinade for grilled chicken "joojeh" kababs
• Grilled onions and use of grill pan for flavor and health consciousness
• "Ask the Beats" - How to store onions? Email [email protected] to be featured
• BeatsCheats: How to tame a strong onion flavor, and how to avoid smelling like onions when cooking them

Recipe links from this episode:

• Salad Shirazi
• • Beata's recipe: Persian Salads: Maast o Khiar with Shallot and Salad Shirazi
  • Bita's recipe: Salad Shirazi | Persian Cucumber Tomato and Cucumber Salad
• Ash Reshteh
• • Beata's recipe: Asheh Reshteh Persian Noodle Soup
  • Bita's recipe: Persian Soup (Asheh Reshteh) Vegetarian Persian Detox Noodle Soup
• Kababs
• • Beata's recipe: Moroccan Kebabs with Basil, Tomato, and Cannelini Bean Salad
  • Bita's recipe: Persian Kabab Slider Burgers
  • Bita's recipe: Easy Greek Meatballs Recipe with grated onions
  • Bita's recipe: Borani Persian Eggplant Dip Recipe

Podcast production by Alvarez Audio

Welcome to episode 4 of the Modern Persian Food podcast! Co-hosts Bita and Beata talk about the different ways to use onions in Persian cooking and the health benefits related to this root vegetable.

• Health benefits of onions and other root vegetables
• Raw onions with fresh herbs and in salads
• Fried onions as basis for Persian stews and recipes or garnish on dishes
• • Batch cooking “Piaz Daagh”
• Grated onions in ground beef “koobideh” kabobs and “chang-ing” the meat
• Grated onions in marinade for grilled chicken “joojeh” kababs
• Grilled onions and use of grill pan for flavor and health consciousness 
• “Ask the Beats” - How to store onions? Email [email protected] to be featured
• BeatsCheats: How to tame a strong onion flavor, and how to avoid smelling like onions when cooking them 

Recipe links from this episode:

• Salad Shirazi 
• • Beata’s recipe: Persian Salads:   Maast o Khiar with Shallot and Salad Shirazi 
  • Bita’s recipe:  Salad Shirazi | Persian Cucumber Tomato and Cucumber Salad
• Ash Reshteh
• • Beata’s recipe:  Asheh Reshteh Persian Noodle Soup  
  • Bita’s recipe:  Persian Soup (Asheh Reshteh) Vegetarian Persian Detox Noodle Soup 
• Kababs
• • Beata’s recipe:  Moroccan Kebabs with Basil, Tomato, and Cannelini Bean Salad 
  • Bita’s recipe:  Persian Kabab Slider Burgers 
  • Bita’s recipe:  Easy Greek Meatballs Recipe with grated onions
  • Bita’s recipe:  Borani Persian Eggplant Dip Recipe  

Podcast production by Alvarez Audio

Welcome to the third episode of the Modern Persian Food podcast! Co-hosts Bita and Beata have a thorough conversation all around rice. The duo touches on rice history, types of rice, cooking it, personal favorites, and of course tahdig! (note: Tahdig can also be spelled Tadig, or tadeeg)

• Use long-grain, white basmati rice to make Persian Rice
• Cooking/Preparing rice
• • Plain white rice | Chelo - often served with kababs
  • Layering parboiled rice with other ingredients for Persian Mixed Rice Dishes | Polo
  • Baked | Tahcheen
• Special Steps/Techniques
• • Rinsing, soaking, salt the water, and add oil
  • Using a rice cooker
  • Tea towel wrapped lid of rice pot or rice cooker
• Damkonee - a bonnet for the lid
• Tahcheen - baked rice dish
• Tahdig | Persian bottom of the rice pot - rice, bread or potato
• • Spelling variations include: Tadig and Tadeeg
• Modern Tahdig - with tortilla, with pasta ('macoroni')
• Persian Jeweled Rice -A beautiful layered rice dish/a celebration rice
• Shirin Polo (sweet rice) - a Beats cheat: use orange marmalade
• Albaloo Polo (cherry rice) - another Beats cheat - make it using sour cherry jam
• Adas Polo
• Reshteh Polo
• "Ask the Beats" - Question: from Trish in Menlo Park, What is your Go-to dish - Tahcheen and Lubia Polo
• • Email [email protected] to be featured in a future episode

Recipe links from this episode:

• Rice:
• • Bita's recipe How to Prepare Persian Rice in a Rice Cooker (with bit on saffron)
  • Bita's recipe: How to Parboiling Rice; Bita's Youtube video for How to Parboil Rice
• Adas Polo
• • Bita's recipe: Adas Polo | Persian Lentil and Date Rice;
  • Bita's Youtube video for Persian Lentil and Rice | Adas Polo
• Tacheen
• • Bita's recipe: Tahcheen | Baked Persian Chicken and Rice Casserole
  • Beata's recipe: Giti Joon's Famous Tacheen Recipe

• Lubia Polo
• • Bita's recipe: Loobia Polo | Persian Rice with Green Beans
  • Beata's recipe: Lubia Polo for the Persian New Year Sezdeh be Dar Picnic

Podcast Production by Alvarez Audio

Welcome to the third episode of the Modern Persian Food podcast! Co-hosts Bita and Beata have a thorough conversation all around rice.  The duo touches on rice history, types of rice, cooking it, personal favorites, and of course tahdig! (note: Tahdig can also be spelled Tadig, or tadeeg)

• Use long-grain, white basmati rice to make Persian Rice
• Cooking/Preparing rice
• • Plain white rice | Chelo - often served with kababs
  • Layering parboiled rice with other ingredients for Persian Mixed Rice Dishes | Polo
  • Baked | Tahcheen
• Special Steps/Techniques
• • Rinsing, soaking, salt the water, and add oil
  • Using a rice cooker
  • Tea towel wrapped lid of rice pot or rice cooker
• Damkonee - a bonnet for the lid
• Tahcheen - baked rice dish
• Tahdig | Persian bottom of the rice pot - rice, bread or potato 
• • Spelling variations include: Tadig and Tadeeg
• Modern Tahdig - with tortilla, with pasta (‘macoroni’)
• Persian Jeweled Rice -A beautiful layered rice dish/a celebration rice
• Shirin Polo (sweet rice) - a Beats cheat:  use orange marmalade
• Albaloo Polo (cherry rice) - another Beats cheat - make it using sour cherry jam
• Adas Polo
• Reshteh Polo
• “Ask the Beats” - Question:  from Trish in Menlo Park, What is your Go-to dish - Tahcheen and Lubia Polo
• • Email [email protected] to be featured in a future episode

Recipe links from this episode:

• Rice:
• • Bita’s recipe How to Prepare Persian Rice in a Rice Cooker (with bit on saffron)
  • Bita’s recipe: How to Parboiling Rice; Bita’s Youtube video for How to Parboil Rice
• Adas Polo 
• • Bita’s recipe:  Adas Polo | Persian Lentil and Date Rice;  
  • Bita’s Youtube video for Persian Lentil and Rice | Adas Polo
• Tacheen
• • Bita’s recipe:  Tahcheen | Baked Persian Chicken and Rice Casserole
  • Beata’s recipe: Giti Joon's Famous Tacheen Recipe

• Lubia Polo
• • Bita’s recipe: Loobia Polo | Persian Rice with Green Beans
  • Beata’s recipe: Lubia Polo for the Persian New Year Sezdeh be Dar Picnic

Podcast Production by Alvarez Audio

Welcome to the second episode of the Modern Persian Food podcast! Co-hosts Bita and Beata provide some insight into one of the foundations of Persian cuisine - aromatic spices!

• Turmeric and Saffron are the most common spices associated with Persian cuisine
• • What they are, forms and versions, how to use them, and what foods they enhance
• The best way to store spices
• How spices are sold in Iran and Turkey
• What's included in an advieh spice mix
• Dry edible rose petals | Gohleh Mohamadi
• Cardamom (in teas) and Orange blossom uses
• Oatmeal and Haleem porridge
• Cinnamon versatility and recipes
• Sumac's traditional and modern uses
• Dried mint as garnish and key ingredient in appetizers and main dishes
• How to use dried Limoo Amani
• Preferences and foods with fenugreek
• "Ask the Beats" - Question: What kind of rice do you use to make perfect Persian rice?
• • Email [email protected] to be featured in a future episode

Recipe links from this episode:

• Rice:
• • Bita's recipe How to Prepare Persian Rice in a Rice Cooker (with bit on saffron)
• Spice mix:
• • Bita's recipe: Advieh mix recipe
• Cinnamon Oatmeal:
• • Bita's Healthy Creamy Oatmeal recipe with Cinnamon
• Ash Reshteh:
• • Bita's recipe: Ash Reshteh recipe
  • Beata's recipe: Asheh Reshteh – Persian Noodle Soup

• Koo Koo Sabzi
• • Bita's recipe: Koo Koo sabzi recipe
  • Beata's recipe: Persian Frittata Koo Koo Sabzi
• Persian appetizers with mint:
• • Bita's recipe: Persian Yogurt and Cucumber Dip with Mint | Mast o Khiar
  • Bita's recipe: Eggplant Borani recipe
  • Beata's recipe: Persian Salads: Maast-o-Khiar with Shallot and Salad Shirazi
• Khoresh Karafs
• • Bita's recipe: Persian Celery and Artichoke Stew (vegetarian version)
  • Beata's recipe: Khoreshteh Karafs Celery and Herb Beef Stew
• Khoresh Ghemeh
• • Bita's recipe: Persian Yellow Split Pea Stew
• Lubia Polo
• • Bita's recipe: Loobia Polo | Persian Rice with Green Beans

Beata's recipe: Lubia Polo for the Persian New Year Sezdeh be Dar Picnic

Podcast production by Alvarez Audio

Welcome to the second episode of the Modern Persian Food podcast! Co-hosts Bita and Beata provide some insight into one of the foundations of Persian cuisine - aromatic spices!

• Turmeric and Saffron are the most common spices associated with Persian cuisine
• • What they are, forms and versions, how to use them, and what foods they enhance
• The best way to store spices 
• How spices are sold in Iran and Turkey
• What's included in an advieh spice mix 
• Dry edible rose petals | Gohleh Mohamadi
• Cardamom (in teas) and Orange blossom uses 
• Oatmeal and Haleem porridge
• Cinnamon versatility and recipes
• Sumac’s traditional and modern uses
• Dried mint as garnish and key ingredient in appetizers and main dishes 
• How to use dried Limoo Amani
• Preferences and foods with fenugreek 
• “Ask the Beats” - Question:  What kind of rice do you use to make perfect Persian rice? 
• • Email [email protected] to be featured in a future episode

Recipe links from this episode:

• Rice:
• • Bita’s recipe How to Prepare Persian Rice in a Rice Cooker (with bit on saffron)
• Spice mix:
• • Bita’s recipe: Advieh mix recipe
• Cinnamon Oatmeal:
• • Bita’s Healthy Creamy Oatmeal recipe with Cinnamon
• Ash Reshteh:
• • Bita’s recipe: Ash Reshteh recipe
  • Beata’s recipe: Asheh Reshteh – Persian Noodle Soup

• Koo Koo Sabzi
• • Bita’s recipe:  Koo Koo sabzi recipe
  • Beata’s recipe: Persian Frittata Koo Koo Sabzi
• Persian appetizers with mint:
• • Bita’s recipe: Persian Yogurt and Cucumber Dip with Mint | Mast o Khiar 
  • Bita’s recipe: Eggplant Borani recipe
  • Beata’s recipe: Persian Salads: Maast-o-Khiar with Shallot and Salad Shirazi
• Khoresh Karafs
• • Bita’s recipe: Persian Celery and Artichoke Stew (vegetarian version)
  • Beata’s recipe: Khoreshteh Karafs Celery and Herb Beef Stew
• Khoresh Ghemeh
• • Bita’s recipe: Persian Yellow Split Pea Stew 
• Lubia Polo
• • Bita’s recipe: Loobia Polo | Persian Rice with Green Beans

Beata’s recipe: Lubia Polo for the Persian New Year Sezdeh be Dar Picnic

Podcast production by Alvarez Audio

Welcome to the first episode of the Modern Persian Food podcast! Co-hosts Bita and Beata provide an introduction to Persian Food, what it is, and what their family favorites are. They discuss their backgrounds and give tips on what to order in a Persian restaurant.

• Don't be intimated to incorporate Persian Food into your regular rotation
• Persian food is delicious, comforting, interesting, healthy, and uses accessible ingredients
• Bita and Beata's background
• Growing up and growing into an acceptance of the Persian culture and especially the food
• Differentiating Persian 'home food' (mixed rice, stews) and kabab and Persian restaurant food
• What to order at a Persian restaurant
• Favorite Persian foods
• Variations among individuals and family recipes especially with the spices used
• "Ask the Beats!" - email us with any Persian food or Persian culture questions and we'll do our best to answer them. Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @modernpersianfood

Twitter: @MPFpodcast

Recipe links from this episode:

• Khoresht Karafs:
• • Bita's recipe: Khoresh Karafs with Artichokes | Persian Celery Stew with Artichokes
  • Beata's recipe: Khoreshteh Karafs Celery and Herb Beef Stew
• Lubia Polo:
• • Bita's recipe: Loobia Polo | Persian Rice with Green Beans
  • Beata's recipe: Lubia Polo for the Persian New Year Sezdeh be Dar Picnic
• Adas Polo:
• • Bita's recipe: Adas Polo | Persian Mixed Rice with Lentils
• Koo Koo Sabzi:
• • Bita's recipe: Koo koo sabzi | Persian Herb Quiche Muffins
  • Beata's recipe: Persian Frittata Koo Koo Sabzi
• Khoresht Ghemeh:
• • Bita's recipe: Khoresh Ghemeh | Persian Yellow Split Pea Stew
• Khoresht Fessenjoon:
• • Beata's recipe: Walnut and Pomegranate Stew – Khoreshteh Fessenjoon
• Khoresht Bademjan:
• • Beata's recipe: Persian Vegetarian Eggplant Stew – Khoreshteh Bademjan
• Sabzi Khordan:
• • Bita's recipe: Persian Herbs Appetizer | Sabzi Khordan
• Kababs:
• • Bita's recipe: Persian Kabab Slider Burgers
  • Bita's recipe: Kabab alternative recipe - Greek Meatballs
  • Beata's recipe: Moroccan Kebabs with Basil, Tomato, and Cannelini Bean Salad
• Salad Shirazi and Mast o Khiar:
• • Bita's recipe: Salad shirazi | Persian Tomato and Cucumber Salad
  • Bita's recipe: Mast o Khiar | Persian Cucumber and Yogurt
  • Beata's recipe: Persian Salads: Maast-o-Khiar with Shallot and Salad Shirazi

Additional resources from this episode:

Maykadeh Restaurant, San Francisco, CA

Shalizar Restaurant, Belmont, CA

Podcast production by Alvarez Audio

Welcome to the first episode of the Modern Persian Food podcast! Co-hosts Bita and Beata provide an introduction to Persian Food, what it is, and what their family favorites are. They discuss their backgrounds and give tips on what to order in a Persian restaurant. 

• Don't be intimated to incorporate Persian Food into your regular rotation
• Persian food is delicious, comforting, interesting, healthy, and uses accessible ingredients
• Bita and Beata’s background
• Growing up and growing into an acceptance of the Persian culture and especially the food
• Differentiating Persian ‘home food’ (mixed rice, stews) and kabab and Persian restaurant food
• What to order at a Persian restaurant
• Favorite Persian foods
• Variations among individuals and family recipes especially with the spices used
• “Ask the Beats!” - email us with any Persian food or Persian culture questions and we’ll do our best to answer them.  Email:  [email protected]

Instagram: @modernpersianfood

Twitter: @MPFpodcast

Recipe links from this episode:

• Khoresht Karafs:
• • Bita’s recipe: Khoresh Karafs with Artichokes | Persian Celery Stew with Artichokes
  • Beata’s recipe: Khoreshteh Karafs Celery and Herb Beef Stew
• Lubia Polo:
• • Bita’s recipe: Loobia Polo | Persian Rice with Green Beans
  • Beata’s recipe: Lubia Polo for the Persian New Year Sezdeh be Dar Picnic
• Adas Polo:
• • Bita’s recipe: Adas Polo | Persian Mixed Rice with Lentils
• Koo Koo Sabzi:
• • Bita’s recipe: Koo koo sabzi | Persian Herb Quiche Muffins
  • Beata’s recipe: Persian Frittata Koo Koo Sabzi
• Khoresht Ghemeh:
• • Bita’s recipe: Khoresh Ghemeh | Persian Yellow Split Pea Stew
• Khoresht Fessenjoon:
• • Beata’s recipe: Walnut and Pomegranate Stew – Khoreshteh Fessenjoon
• Khoresht Bademjan:
• • Beata’s recipe: Persian Vegetarian Eggplant Stew – Khoreshteh Bademjan
• Sabzi Khordan:
• • Bita’s recipe: Persian Herbs Appetizer | Sabzi Khordan
• Kababs:
• • Bita’s recipe: Persian Kabab Slider Burgers
  • Bita’s recipe:  Kabab alternative recipe - Greek Meatballs
  • Beata’s recipe: Moroccan Kebabs with Basil, Tomato, and Cannelini Bean Salad
• Salad Shirazi and Mast o Khiar:
• • Bita’s recipe: Salad shirazi | Persian Tomato and Cucumber Salad
  • Bita’s recipe: Mast o Khiar | Persian Cucumber and Yogurt 
  • Beata’s recipe: Persian Salads: Maast-o-Khiar with Shallot and Salad Shirazi

Additional resources from this episode:

Maykadeh Restaurant, San Francisco, CA

Shalizar Restaurant, Belmont, CA

Podcast production by Alvarez Audio