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Ash-e-jow (Persian Barley Soup)

Recipe by: Autumn Leaves

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I've seen a lot of recipes for this soup; however, my mum-in-law adds tomato puree for a bit of a different flavour and she doesn't add any lentils or beans. It's thick, filling and delicious, and you could make it vegetarian by using vegetable stock.

Khoresht Fesenjaan (Persian Chicken with Pomegranate Sauce)

Recipe by: PFEIFFER

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This is a Persian dish of chicken stewed in a pomegranate and walnut sauce. As they do in Iran, serve Khoresht Fesenjaan with white rice.

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Lavash

Recipe by: SALLYCOOKS

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Lavash is an unleavened flat bread popular in Armenia, Iran and Turkey. It is traditionally cooked in a tandoor, but you can use your oven! Great alternative to wraps and naan.

Persian almond-milk jelly

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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This irridescent milk jelly, delicately perfumed with almond, is set off to perfection by the exotic flavours and beautiful colours of the mixed fruit salad. Very little sugar is needed as the fruit provides natural sweetness.

Persian Cucumber Dill Salad

Recipe by: Violet Grillo-Derderian

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This cool, refreshing blend of natural yoghurt, chopped cucumber, dill and garlic is a perfect accompaniment to lamb or rice, or both! Mint may be used in place of the dill.

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Persian lamb couscous

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Chunks of lean lamb are gently simmered with dates in a richly spiced gravy, then piled atop couscous and pistachio nuts, and sprinkled with pomegranate seeds. Serve this exotic dish for a special family meal or a make-ahead dish for entertaining, accompanied by some Arabic flat bread and a simple leafy green salad.

Persian Pomegranate Walnut Chicken (Khoresht Fesenjaan)

Recipe by: MRFANTASTIC

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A lot of oil will come to the top of the dish. Don't worry, this is normal - it is the oil from the walnuts. Most supermarkets carry pomegranate juice, or you can find the syrup in Middle Eastern shops.

Persian-style lamb shanks with figs

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell

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Roasting lamb shanks before slowly braising them removes much of the fat and gives a wonderful flavour, which perfectly complements the fragrant vegetable mix of lentils, tomatoes, courgettes and figs.

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Persian-style squash couscous

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Wonderfully exotic and colourful, this vegetarian salad captures the flavours of ancient Persian cooking. Dates and sultanas are gently simmered with wine, spices and garlic, to flavour couscous, and then topped with roasted butternut and patty pan squashes, peppers and orange.

Sabzi Polo (Persian Herbed Rice with Broad Beans)

Recipe by: GONDWANA

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This is a Persian dish which I often make for my husband. Rice is slowly simmered with fresh dill, parsley and coriander, along with broad beans and spices. In Iran it is traditionally served with fish.

Saffron rice

Recipe by: Nithiya

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Saffron is expensive, but it adds a wonderful luxurious flavour to rice. Serve with Indian and Persian dishes.