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Recipes

Our kitchen, your home. Every recipe scales to your table, step by step. These are editorial recipes — for what we serve at the restaurant, see the menu.

Kebab KoobidehAdvanced

کباب کوبیده

Kebab Koobideh

The bazaar kebab — minced meat pressed by hand onto wide skewers over glowing coals.

45 minServes 47 steps
Joojeh KebabEasy

جوجه کباب

Joojeh Kebab

Saffron and lemon chicken, grilled until the edges caramelise.

40 minServes 45 steps
Kebab BargAdvanced

کباب برگ

Kebab Barg

Lamb fillet flattened by hand into a 'leaf' — barg means leaf in Persian.

37 minServes 45 steps
Chenjeh KebabMedium

کباب چنجه

Chenjeh Kebab

Chunky marinated lamb — the rustic cousin of barg.

35 minServes 44 steps
Soltani KebabAdvanced

کباب سلطانی

Soltani Kebab

The 'sultan's kebab' — one skewer of koobideh and one of barg on the same plate.

60 minServes 45 steps
Waziri KebabMedium

کباب وزیری

Waziri Kebab

The 'minister's plate' — one koobideh and one joojeh skewer together.

55 minServes 45 steps
Jigar KebabEasy

جگر کباب

Jigar Kebab

Grilled lamb liver with sumac — Tehran's beloved street kebab.

23 minServes 44 steps
HaleemMedium

حلیم

Haleem

A slow-cooked wheat and lamb porridge, served sweet with cinnamon or savoury with salt.

200 minServes 65 steps
Sholeh MashhadiAdvanced

شله مشهدی

Sholeh Mashhadi

A rich, spiced meat-and-legume porridge from Mashhad, thick with herbs and fried onions.

270 minServes 85 steps
Sholeh ZardEasy

شله زرد

Sholeh Zard

Golden saffron rice pudding with rosewater, decorated with cinnamon and pistachio.

105 minServes 65 steps
Ghormeh SabziMedium

قورمه سبزی

Ghormeh Sabzi

Iran's national dish — a deep green herb stew perfected over centuries.

210 minServes 45 steps
FesenjanMedium

فسنجان

Fesenjan

A festive northern stew — sweet, sour and nutty — served on Yalda night.

140 minServes 45 steps
Zereshk PoloMedium

زرشک پلو

Zereshk Polo

The wedding rice — tart barberries like rubies on golden saffron grains.

120 minServes 45 steps
TahchinMedium

ته‌چین

Tahchin

The golden rice cake — saffron-yoghurt rice baked around chicken, flipped like a cake.

120 minServes 65 steps
Dizi (Abgoosht)Easy

دیزی

Dizi (Abgoosht)

Lamb and chickpea broth served in a stone pot — you mash the solids and sip the broth separately.

260 minServes 44 steps
Kashk-e BademjanEasy

کشک بادمجان

Kashk-e Bademjan

Smoky eggplant with tangy whey, fried mint and crispy onions.

55 minServes 45 steps
Mirza GhasemiEasy

میرزا قاسمی

Mirza Ghasemi

Charred eggplant with garlic, tomato and egg — the pride of Gilan.

40 minServes 45 steps
Persian Saffron RiceMedium

برنج زعفرانی

Persian Saffron Rice

Fluffy, separate grains with a crown of gold — the foundation of every Persian table.

75 minServes 45 steps
TahdigMedium

ته‌دیگ

Tahdig

The golden crust at the bottom of the pot — the piece everyone fights over.

55 minServes 45 steps