Notes about Recipes in this book

• Fresh herbs + dried lime braise (Khoresh-e qormeh sabzi)

  • tges on April 08, 2026

    The best khorest-e ghorme sabzi recipe. More complex than the standard. Add the chasni; you'll never go back to without these in your ghorme sabzi ever again. I love my ghorme sabzi made with chicken.

• Savory mushroom pie (Pirozhki-e Khosravi)

  • tges on April 08, 2026

    I woke up to my last day in Tehran to the delicious cooking of pirozhki in the hotel kitchen. I had thought that maybe this recipe would replicate that somewhat. It didn't but was interesting and I would make again, as I know what to expect now.

• Tabrizi meatballs with split peas + tomatoes (Kufteh Tabrizi)

  • tges on August 04, 2025

    I have been travelling to Iran for over ten years now, and have been cooking Persian cuisine for even longer. Kufteh tabrizi is one of my favourite dishes, and I have cooked every recipe out there; yet, it was Batmanglij's recipe here that is the tastiest and the easiest to make. I love her method of making the meatballs easier to fill by using an oiled bowl and baking them, first without broth, then longer with the broth. This makes all the difference in presentation and ease. This tastes the closest to the ones I eat in Iran, too.