Marvellous! My whole kitchen smells of freshly baked Persian Love Bundt Cake I baked for the blog parade “National Bundt Cake Day” by Tina. The love bundt cake has a great fragrant, and tastes heavenly ,for sure you will win all hearts. Enjoy this perfect Persian Love Bundt Cake for a festive occasion with friends and family as Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day.
Each region of the world has its own take on the best way to make Cheesecake. Germans use quark, while the Americans bake it with cream cheese, the Swiss with hard cheese, the Italians with ricotta and the French with goat cheese. We in the Middle East, on the other hand, bake it with Labneh or what we call in Persia Mast-e Chekideh. Have you ever made a creamy cheesecake with Labneh – Mast-e Chekideh? Give my Labneh Cheese Cake with rhubarb and strawberry compote a try and you will be addicted.
Ghalieh Meygoo -Persian Shrimp in a Tamarind and Cilantro Sauce is a traditional dish from Chuzestan in southern Iran on the Persian Gulf and a kind of curry with shrimp, tamarind, tomato paste, fresh cilantro, fenugreek leaves, garlic, and lots of aromatic spices. Sometimes Persian cooks add curry and chili powder to the dish.
Shirini Keshmeshi are crinkled raisin cookies and taste buttery, are chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside and absolutely my favorite for persian Norouz. For me Shirini Keshmeshi must have crinckles on top and golden edges. Therefore I made them with butter, flour, powdered sugar (creates their cracked appearance), a little bit oil, an egg, vanilla extract and they are loaded with raisins for a fine texture, sweetness and an irresistible chewing experience.
2016 is the year of pulses as they play a major role to sustainablitiy. That`s why I choosed the chickpeas for this post. And what ist the most favorite recipe with chickpeas? Of course HUMMUS.
This crunchy Persian Rosette Pastry – Nan Panjereeh is served in Persia typically at Persian New Year (Nouroz) or Ramadan.
