Persian Adas Polo Lentils with Dates
Fragrant rice, lentils, dates, raisins, and crisp onion give this Persian-inspired vegetarian dinner a sweet-savory balance.
- 40 min
- Serves 2
- Lentils
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Persian Dinner Ideas
10 Persian dinner recipes for home cooks, with cooking times.
Persian cooking is defined by fragrant rice, fresh herbs and sweet-sour flavors from pomegranate and dried fruit. These dinners include herb-heavy ghormeh sabzi and kuku sabzi, adas polo with lentils and dates, ash reshteh noodle soup, smoky mirza ghasemi eggplant, and a pomegranate walnut chicken in the style of fesenjan. Several are vegetarian.
10 dinner ideas
Persian Ash Reshteh with Herbs and Beans
Herbs, beans, noodles, fried onions, and yogurt create a fragrant Persian-inspired soup for a satisfying vegetarian dinner.
- 55 min
- Serves 4
- Beans
Persian Baghali Polo-Inspired Dill Bean Rice with Egg
Persian Baghali Polo-Inspired Dill Bean Rice with Egg is a practical 40-minute dinner for 2, layering 3/4 cup basmati rice with 1 cup fava beans or edamame and bright fresh dill.
- 40 min
- Serves 2
- Eggs
Persian Borani Esfenaj Spinach Yogurt Toasts
Persian Borani Esfenaj Spinach Yogurt Toasts is a practical 20-minute dinner for 2, layering 8 oz spinach, chopped with 1/2 cup greek yogurt and bright dried mint.
- 20 min
- Serves 2
- Spinach
Persian Dizi-Inspired Tomato Beef Chickpea Pot
Persian Dizi-Inspired Tomato Beef Chickpea Pot is a practical 55-minute dinner for 3, layering 12 oz beef stew meat, cubed with 1 can chickpeas, drained and bright dried lime powder.
- 55 min
- Serves 3
- Beef
Persian Ghormeh Sabzi Beef with Herb Rice
Beef, kidney beans, dried lime, and a deeply herbed stew are paired with bright rice for a two-person Persian meal.
- 60 min
- Serves 2
- Beef
Persian Kotlet Potato Beef Patties
Persian Kotlet Potato Beef Patties is a practical 40-minute dinner for 2, layering 10 oz lean ground beef with 1 medium potato, grated and bright ground turmeric.
- 40 min
- Serves 2
- Beef
Persian Kuku Sabzi with Cucumber Yogurt
A herb-packed Persian-style egg cake bakes until tender and is served with cool cucumber yogurt.
- 35 min
- Serves 4
- Eggs
Persian Mirza Ghasemi with Warm Bread
Smoky roasted eggplant, tomato, garlic, and egg make a deeply savory Persian-style skillet supper for two.
- 40 min
- Serves 2
- Eggplant
Persian Pomegranate Walnut Chicken
Chicken simmers in a rich sweet-tart pomegranate and walnut sauce inspired by Persian fesenjan.
- 65 min
- Serves 4
- Chicken