
Chelo Kabab Koobideh
Mince mixes with very finely-grated onion (squeezed dry), salt, pepper, turmeric and a hit of saffron-water
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Mince mixes with very finely-grated onion (squeezed dry), salt, pepper, turmeric and a hit of saffron-water

Azerbaijan's stuffed vine leaves, claimed as the national dish in 2017 and added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Joojeh kabab is the Persian saffron-and-yogurt chicken kebab, a marinated grilled-thigh dish that turns up at every…

Fine bulgur soaks; lamb mince blends with bulgur, grated onion, allspice and salt to a smooth paste; small torpedoes are…

Fine bulgur (#1 grade, the smallest) soaks for 20 minutes; squeezed dry

Beef tenderloin or fillet is cut into 3 cm cubes and marinated in two stages

Dried jameed balls soak overnight then break down in water to form the cooking liquid

A simple egg-pasta dough rolls thin

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Rogan josh ("oily red") comes from Kashmir, where the original is a slow-cooked Wazwan dish of lamb in a deeply spiced…

A Hijazi speciality that sits closer to a savoury rice porridge than to any other rice dish on the peninsula

A simple wheat-flour-and-water dough rests for 30 minutes

The lamb filling fries with onion, allspice and a touch of cinnamon; the dough rolls thin, stamps into 4 cm rounds; each…

Tahdig is the crisp golden rice crust at the bottom of every Persian rice pot, the most prized part of the dish, the bit…

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