Persian Macaroni

Persian-style macaroni is one of our favorite dishes. This is a simple and delicious recipe for pasta with a meat sauce. I usually make macaroni with the thin spaghetti noodles. However, you can use any kind of pasta for this dish.





Persian Macaroni

Ingredients:
Serves 4

1 pound lean ground beef
1 large onion, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 bunches of fresh parsley,

Mast-o-Kadoo - Yogurt and Zucchini Salad

This delicious recipe may be served as a refreshing light summer lunch or as a side dish. The first time I had mast o kadoo was at my good friend Maryam's house for lunch and it only took her a few minutes to put this great appetizer together! It's simple quick and healthy.





Mast-o-Kadoo - Yogurt and Zucchini

Ingredients:
Serves 4-6

5 medium-sized zucchini, washed and sliced
1 cup

Fesenjoon - Pomegranate Walnut Stew with Tiny Meatballs

  Fesenjoon with Meatballs


This sweet and sour stew is usually made with boneless chicken. This time I made it with small sized meatballs. In my opinion, this is as equally delicious as the chicken fesenjoon. It is the flavorful, slow-simmered sweet and sour pomegranate walnut sauce that makes this stew so amazingly delicious.





Fesenjoon - Pomegranate Walnut Stew with Tiny Meatballs

Halva

My mother used to make large trays of delicious halva. She made halva with with lightly toasted wheat flour, butter, sugar and rosewater . In Iran, halva is usually made during religious holidays and funerals. I, on the other hand, think that making halva doesn't require any special occasion. It’s an easy to make tasty sweet. حلوا - Halva is a very rich and fulfilling dessert. You can make

Sholeh Zard - Persian Saffron Rice Pudding

Sholeh zard - saffron rice pudding is an aromatic and flavorful traditional Iranian dessert. This is one of my favorite Iranian desserts that I make frequently. Sholeh zard is a delicious dessert that is great any time of the year. 




Sholeh Zard - Saffron Rice Pudding

Ingredients:

Serves 8


2 cups white basmati rice

3 cups sugar (may be adjusted to your liking)
2 teaspoons ground