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🇮🇷 Traditional dishes from Iran

3 dishes people actually cook in Iran: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Ghormeh sabzi

120 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Ghormeh sabzi, a traditional dish from Iran

A fragrant herb stew that warms the soul.

  • 200 g kidney beans
  • 500 g lamb
  • 1 onion
  • 100 g parsley
  • 100 g cilantro
  • 20 g fenugreek
  • 2 dried lime
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Kabab koobideh

60 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Kabab koobideh, a traditional dish from Iran

Savor the smoky, spiced flavors of this Persian delight.

  • 500 g ground lamb
  • 1 onion
  • 50 g parsley
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp sumac
  • 4 skewers

Tahdig

90 min · medium · 6 ingredients

Tahdig, a traditional dish from Iran

Crispy, golden rice with a delightful crunch!

  • 300 g basmati rice
  • 600 ml water
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp saffron
  • 50 g butter
  • 100 ml vegetable oil

What do people eat in Iran?

The three dishes from Iran documented in Copper are Ghormeh sabzi, Kabab koobideh and Tahdig. Onion and parsley each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are boiled. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 19 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Iran?

The three recipes need 19 ingredients between them, of which 2 are shared by more than one dish. Parsley is the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 25 use parsley. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Iran take?

Kabab koobideh is the quickest at 60 minutes. Ghormeh sabzi is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 90 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Iran is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Iran here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Kabab koobideh is the shortest way in.

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