Learn how to make Persian Halva, a classic sweet dessert made with simple ingredients like flour, sugar, and rosewater. This step-by-step recipe guides you through creating a soft, fragrant, and ...

Don’t read this if you’re hungry, because we’re talking holiday desserts. I’ve made Christmas cookies and babka before, but this holiday baking season I wanted to try something the Persian side of my ...

HERE’S WHY I serve Persian tea sweets for Passover. It’s sort of a long story. And it begins with a riddle: How can a person be Iranian and Jewish, but not an Iranian Jew? This is the brain-twister I ...

Fereni is a traditional Persian rice pudding that’s silky, creamy, and lightly spiced for a comforting dessert. This easy recipe guides you through creating the perfect custard-like texture with ...

This recipe appeared originally on The Nosher. As a kid in Hebrew school, I learned that my classmates would have apples and honey and round challah at Rosh Hashanah to bring in the Jewish New Year, ...

Toot is the Persian word for mulberry, and these eye-catching Iranian sweets, which are traditionally served during Persian New Year, are shaped to look like the fruit. According to Tannaz Sassooni, a ...

Atlanta has long had its share of Persian restaurants, beloved for their rice dishes, flatbreads, platters of herbs and cheese, kebabs and roasted meats. Stephen Kaplan remembers growing up in Sandy ...

Makes approximately 2 dozen 3- to 4-inch square thin flatbreads. These breads are more like cookies than flatbreads, but they are so simple and delicious we had to include them. They are made with ...

Kabab halla, a signature Egyptian dish, consists of tender beef braised in a velvety sauce of caramelized onions. Caramelized onions and red bell peppers lend sweetness to these briouats, while ...