Najmieh Batmanglij

Najmieh Batmanglij has been hailed as the “guru of Persian cuisine” by The Washington Post. Born and raised in Iran, she has spent the last 40 years adapting authentic Persian recipes to tastes and techniques in the West. Batmanglij’s cookbooks include Food of Life, Silk Road Cooking, and Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes and Kitchen Secrets.

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Persian Cooking For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 10-20-2022

Cooking Persian food at home is exciting and easy! All you have to do is say yes to adventure, new flavors, and new techniques. After you’ve learned about advieh (Persian spice mix) and understood the building blocks of a khoresh (Persian braise) and polow khoresh (Persian-style rice), you’ll be putting one together in no time at all. Having the right ingredients commonly used in Persian cooking at hand, as well as some essential tools, will make the process fun and consistently successful.

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