Nowruz recipes

This Azerbaijani Sweet Milk Bread (Shirin Chorek) is traditionally made for the New Year (Nowruz) or for Ramadan, and gets its golden color from turmeric. #chorek #azerbaijan #turmeric #bread

Fresh herbs, eggs, and spices are the stars in kookoo sabzi, the frittata-like dish that's perfect to serve for Nowruz.

This lovely, Persian-style jeweled rice dish serves a crowd and will delight and impress everyone that tries it. Best of all, this dazzling beauty is a lot easier to make than you think and will make the perfect addition to any table.

Toot means mulberry in Persian and this fragrant and jewel-like Iranian marzipan pays homage to the beloved fruit. Toot can be enjoyed all year but it is often made to celebrate festive occasions like Nowruz and weddings. The almond paste is prepared with freshly ground blanched almonds, perfumed with rosewater and shaped to resemble a mulberry. The almond extract used here is not traditional but can be added to taste for a deeper almond flavor. They are beautiful left natural or you can…

Explore Persian cuisine with this traditional Kuku Sabzi recipe! Kuku Sabzi is a Persian herb frittata packed with fresh herbs like parsley and dill. I also add Swiss chard (or spinach) for that extra green colour. Traditionally a dish for celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year, or welcoming the first day of spring, it's also a great breakfast or lunch served with a simple salad. All you really need is lots of eggs and your favourite herbs and greens to make Persian kuku sabzi today!

Alright everybody buckle up it’s time for some traditional Persian rice. I’ve made short cut versions of this dish and, while delicious, they are nowhere on this level. I’m going to be straight wi…

Serves 4-5

Ash reshteh’s flavor is defined by two uniquely Persian ingredients: reshteh and kashk. The soup, served during the festivities leading up to Nowruz, the Persian New Year, wouldn’t be the same without the soup noodles called reshteh, which are saltier and starchier than Italian noodles — though you could substitute linguine in a pinch. Kashk, a form of drained yogurt or whey, is saltier and more sour than Greek yogurt or sour cream. More like feta than yogurt, liquid kashk gives ash its…

This Persian herb frittata (kuku sabzi) is bright and fresh in both color and flavor. Traditionally for Nowruz, also great for appetizer, picnic or brunch.

The Iran-born chef and cookbook author shares her family's favorite recipes, including the Persian dishes that keep home close to her heart.