Hi reyna!....I stumbled upon your youtube video when searching for shirazi salad!....after watching all your videos I couldn't get the hankering for bastami rice (or tadig) and shirazi salad out of my mind.....sooo I made both!...and let me tell you I've been eating both this whole week!!!...its delicious and easy!...oh and I read your story as well..thank you so much for the inporation!...your story is remarkable...thanx again!
@MsTrance1 Nope, I am not Persian, that is why my cookbook is called "Persian Food from the Non-Persian Bride" I make Persian food easy for all of us who did not grow up with it but love it!
Hey, once again ! I made this yesterday for shabbath and my family loved it !!! Thanks ! The first time i made it, it was a little bit burnt, yesterday i used an other pan and it was beautiful !! :)
I'm going to do this once, but i wonder what would go with it ? Chicken or meat or something ? What do you usually serve it with ? Or what do you suggest ?
@Lia1992M You can serve this rice with Kebab or sprinkle a seasoning called "Sumac" and make it tangy. Or else, you can make a Persian Stew called Chorosh to serve on top of it. The choices are endless. FOr recipes get my cookbook Persian Food from the Non-Persian bride or visit my Blog for more.
@kosherpersianfood We like to eat kebab with some onion, koreander and sumakh. And chorosh we eat with simple white rice. But i'll tell my mom to try your recipe for the rice this shabbath. So thanks :)
@Lia1992M I often serve this rice along with a Persian stew called Chorosh. There are a few recipes in my Blog. Also, this is the perfect rice to serve along Kebab. It is customary to sprinkle it with Sumac which is a delicious burgundy tangy flake.
@kosherpersianfood cool, didnt even see that...see i am turkish and we eat unproportional amount of bread and less rice. It is funny how thing are just the tiniest bit different between people.
(lol i see now that i maybe sounded demeaning in my previous post...sry)
I love persian type of rice cooking...my friend used to do it all the time during our university time. He did it without the potatoe, with the crunchy bottompart made from butter and partially used saffron. What memories...
@Muslimah1987 Just like you do when cooking pasta you don't have to measure the water quantity. If you want specific measurements for the water visit my website for the recipe by clicking on the "show more" tab under the video. Enjoy!
You are very beautiful! As for picking the bugs out - i suggest an even better method: keep your rice in a sealed container so the bugs don't have a chance tto get there in the first place. That is much more hygienic and healthier because although you can pick out the bugs you can't clear the rice of their excerment!
@politicaltourist That is a fantastic idea. However, the rice you buy could already be contaminated with bugs at the early stage of gestation. Hence, completely invisible to the human eye. That is how bugs develop from rice that was even put in a clean airtight container. The method I use to check for bugs is the method that is brought down by the Rabbis in the Kosher world. While I agree the bug excrement is repulsive, by Kashurt standards it does not count as unkosher.
@KarenHeningSpeedone Yes. Absolutely! There are several brands out there. Some of my favorites are Tilda, Dear and Royal. Tilda is often very clean and cooks to a beautiful length. Happy Cooking!!
Excellent and simple recipe! I love Persian food and have always wanted to try making this, and finally did last night for my Passover Seder. I did use saffron with a little bit of turmeric and sugar (ground together with mortar and pestle). I consulted a couple of different videos before yours, and they were all so complicated. Yours was simple and to the point, and the method worked perfectly! Everyone loved it! Thanks so much and Chag Sameach!
@jamming1485 Thank you so much! I am glad you liked it! You were totally right to use saffron (a little turmeric to add some extra color) and sugar to aid in the mixing! Way to go! Hope your Pesach was wonderful!
@Leilataj85 The truth is that, instead of focusing on time, it is better to focus on the rice. Depending on the brand the rice might cook faster or slower. You do not have to wait for it to boil to start counting 5 minutes, but it would be best to always check the rice is "al dente"...that will be the ultimate sign the rice is ready to be drained.
@rozita86Great question!! I figured many non-Persians don't have saffron as part of their collection of spices. Also, it is the most expensive spice. Hence, I made the video with turmeric to make it available to everyone and any budget. If you look at the recipe in my Blog, I suggest saffron for a more authentic flavor. Happy cooking!!
@rozita86I figured many non-Persians don't have saffron as part of their collection of spices. Also, it is the most expensive spice. Hence, I made the video with turmeric to make it available to everyone and any budget. If you look at the recipe in my Blog, I suggest saffron for a more authentic flavor. Happy cooking!!
@kosherpersianfood Thank you for this video; it is the perfect recipe for Persian rice that I've seen; exactly what I was looking for. Because of that, I was certain you were Persian and learned this from your mom, until I saw "non-Persian"!
Excellent demonstration! It is much less complicated than I imagined, can't wait to try it. In case you are taking requests, please make a how-to video for Baghali Polo. Thanks for the great video!
@wankonbones Great question!! I figured many non-Persians don't have saffron as part of their collection of spices. Also, it is the most expensive spice. Hence, I made the video with turmeric to make it available to everyone and any budget. If you look at the recipe in my Blog, I suggest saffron for a more authentic flavor. Happy cooking!!
@bostanipour You are right, this is Persian Rice. It is impossible to deny the huge influence of Arabic music, language and culture in Iran. I don't think there is a single Persian wedding I have been to that has not played a good and energetic Arabic tune (and some even bring belly dancer!) I do LOVE Persian music as well, please visit my website
'm sorry but I can't agree with you. There are words in Persian of Arabic root (though they sound and mean differently from the modern arabic equivalent word), I don't deny it.
However, stating that Persian culture and music had a "huge" influence of Arabic simply indicates you don't know much about Persian culture and music.
It's always easy to make such rough statements when you don't have enough knowledge about a subject but it rarely makes it true.
@bostanipour I know this is a sensitive subject. Perhaps the word "huge" is not appropriate. You might be right. I have lived among Persians for over 15 years and feel I am still learning about this beautiful culture and people. If you want to hear Persian music, you are welcome to visit my website. Thank you.
@istiiizzz many words in any language have roots from other foreign languages incl. Arabic itself which has borrowed many words from Pre-Islamic Persia e.g. "Zamaan","dyn","muhr",...
However it is completely irrelevant to what I posted here ; Anybody who knows "thoroughly" Iranian culture and in this case its "distinct music" would find it very gottesque to mix Arabic music on a Persian cooking video. Find out a little about the traditional, folklore even pop music in Iran and you'll see.
@bostanipour Do not forget, this is not a Persian cooking, this is a Persian Jewish cooking somewhere outside of Iran. Do not be surprised to come across even some Italian music in the background
Wow ...this rice is so good...we inspired immediately after watching this video..being a south Indian ...we eat lot of rice...especially potatoes in the bottom are yummy!!...thanks for the video :-)
never mind.. i see you have a website and book, im checking it out now, awesome, thanks again! :)
Ewayne36 3 weeks ago
Hi reyna!....I stumbled upon your youtube video when searching for shirazi salad!....after watching all your videos I couldn't get the hankering for bastami rice (or tadig) and shirazi salad out of my mind.....sooo I made both!...and let me tell you I've been eating both this whole week!!!...its delicious and easy!...oh and I read your story as well..thank you so much for the inporation!...your story is remarkable...thanx again!
Hismamacita89 1 month ago
you should use some saffron as well as the tumeric for the tahdig.
amash76 1 month ago
Muteshekkirem :) It looks delicious. Greetings from Romania :) Khoda khafez :)
turksergio 2 months ago
is the girl cooking this Persian? i dont get it
MsTrance1 2 months ago
@MsTrance1 Nope, I am not Persian, that is why my cookbook is called "Persian Food from the Non-Persian Bride" I make Persian food easy for all of us who did not grow up with it but love it!
kosherpersianfood 2 months ago
Is that a lovely citrine and garnet ring that you're wearing?
libragemleo 2 months ago
@libragemleo Yes, thank you!
kosherpersianfood 2 months ago
My Tadig got stuck to the bottom of the pot. I dont know what I did wrong?...
PublicRoyalty100 3 months ago
@PublicRoyalty100 Did you use a non-stik saucepan? Tadig often sticks to metal pans. I hope the next time it comes out delicious!
kosherpersianfood 2 months ago
@PublicRoyalty100 Perhaps you should place lettuce leaves on the bottom of the pot.
scottadler 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Wow...I love your kitchen! That is awesome to have everything without finger tips during cooking time.
puggychu 4 months ago
@puggychu Yes, I feel very blessed to have it.
kosherpersianfood 2 months ago
Hey, once again ! I made this yesterday for shabbath and my family loved it !!! Thanks ! The first time i made it, it was a little bit burnt, yesterday i used an other pan and it was beautiful !! :)
Hope to see more of you...
Lia1992M 5 months ago
@Lia1992M I am so glad it worked out! Enjoy!
kosherpersianfood 3 months ago
@Lia1992M Thank you!
kosherpersianfood 2 months ago
I'm going to do this once, but i wonder what would go with it ? Chicken or meat or something ? What do you usually serve it with ? Or what do you suggest ?
Thanks
Lia1992M 6 months ago
@Lia1992M You can serve this rice with Kebab or sprinkle a seasoning called "Sumac" and make it tangy. Or else, you can make a Persian Stew called Chorosh to serve on top of it. The choices are endless. FOr recipes get my cookbook Persian Food from the Non-Persian bride or visit my Blog for more.
kosherpersianfood 6 months ago
@kosherpersianfood We like to eat kebab with some onion, koreander and sumakh. And chorosh we eat with simple white rice. But i'll tell my mom to try your recipe for the rice this shabbath. So thanks :)
I would love to see more recipes from you.
Lia1992M 6 months ago
@Lia1992M I often serve this rice along with a Persian stew called Chorosh. There are a few recipes in my Blog. Also, this is the perfect rice to serve along Kebab. It is customary to sprinkle it with Sumac which is a delicious burgundy tangy flake.
kosherpersianfood 3 months ago
I am sure you will finde Hairs in your dish ans I hate it .pls do something abt yr Hairs,I know what I am talking abt.
said9433 6 months ago
@said9433 You put a smile on my face today...just so funny!
kosherpersianfood 6 months ago
you are beautifull, you can cook, like the way I can hear you talking I can say you are educated and smart aswell....
I hope the best for you and your family, god bless you.
Aria, Tehran
AryaMusics 6 months ago
@AryaMusics Thank you!
kosherpersianfood 6 months ago
I love persian type of rice cooking... but why are iranian people eating unproportional amount of rice wiht a dish?
jibbjaboo 7 months ago
@jibbjaboo This is because Persians use rice as a canvas to drape other dishes over. It is like brad to Italians or tortillas to Central Americans.
kosherpersianfood 6 months ago
@kosherpersianfood cool, didnt even see that...see i am turkish and we eat unproportional amount of bread and less rice. It is funny how thing are just the tiniest bit different between people.
(lol i see now that i maybe sounded demeaning in my previous post...sry)
I love persian type of rice cooking...my friend used to do it all the time during our university time. He did it without the potatoe, with the crunchy bottompart made from butter and partially used saffron. What memories...
jibbjaboo 6 months ago
CAN YOU PLS MAKE A VIDEO ON HOW TO MAKE PERSIAN GREEN RICE I LOVE THE GREEN RICE AND WANT TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT
badiloozooboo 7 months ago
CAN YOU PLS MAKE A VIDEO ON HOW TO MAKE PERSION GREEN RICE I LOVE THE GREEN RICE AND WANT TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT
badiloozooboo 7 months ago
Thank You Are You Maried You Are So Butifull i wanna marry you lol
badiloozooboo 7 months ago
Fancy Faucet
americanpersian 7 months ago
This looks amazing but being the total novice that I am, I was wondering how much water you used to boil the rice in? Thanks!
Muslimah1987 8 months ago
@Muslimah1987 Just like you do when cooking pasta you don't have to measure the water quantity. If you want specific measurements for the water visit my website for the recipe by clicking on the "show more" tab under the video. Enjoy!
kosherpersianfood 8 months ago
@Muslimah1987 Just like pasta you don't need to measure the water when making Persian Chelo (Rice), please look at my recipe for further instructions
kosherpersianfood 6 months ago
I like it,
eagle75222 9 months ago
You are very beautiful! As for picking the bugs out - i suggest an even better method: keep your rice in a sealed container so the bugs don't have a chance tto get there in the first place. That is much more hygienic and healthier because although you can pick out the bugs you can't clear the rice of their excerment!
politicaltourist 9 months ago
@politicaltourist That is a fantastic idea. However, the rice you buy could already be contaminated with bugs at the early stage of gestation. Hence, completely invisible to the human eye. That is how bugs develop from rice that was even put in a clean airtight container. The method I use to check for bugs is the method that is brought down by the Rabbis in the Kosher world. While I agree the bug excrement is repulsive, by Kashurt standards it does not count as unkosher.
kosherpersianfood 6 months ago
Oh I love your channel, I am Mexican but I am trying to learn how to cook Iranian food, please continue posting more recipes... and thank you!!!!
ClaudinaAizpuru 9 months ago
Hi can anyone help me my rice came out dry
happygurl105 9 months ago
@happygurl105 Did you follow the recipe attached to the video? Look at the recipe in my website too. It should not come out dry at all.
kosherpersianfood 6 months ago
great job
0Persianladyy0 9 months ago
I heard you mention basmati rice. is that the rice you recommend for Persian cooking in general?
KarenHeningSpeedone 10 months ago
@KarenHeningSpeedone Yes. Absolutely! There are several brands out there. Some of my favorites are Tilda, Dear and Royal. Tilda is often very clean and cooks to a beautiful length. Happy Cooking!!
kosherpersianfood 10 months ago
Excellent and simple recipe! I love Persian food and have always wanted to try making this, and finally did last night for my Passover Seder. I did use saffron with a little bit of turmeric and sugar (ground together with mortar and pestle). I consulted a couple of different videos before yours, and they were all so complicated. Yours was simple and to the point, and the method worked perfectly! Everyone loved it! Thanks so much and Chag Sameach!
jamming1485 10 months ago
@jamming1485 Thank you so much! I am glad you liked it! You were totally right to use saffron (a little turmeric to add some extra color) and sugar to aid in the mixing! Way to go! Hope your Pesach was wonderful!
kosherpersianfood 10 months ago
Do you wait for the water to come back to a boil after you've added the rice before you start timing the 5 minutes?
Leilataj85 10 months ago
@Leilataj85 The truth is that, instead of focusing on time, it is better to focus on the rice. Depending on the brand the rice might cook faster or slower. You do not have to wait for it to boil to start counting 5 minutes, but it would be best to always check the rice is "al dente"...that will be the ultimate sign the rice is ready to be drained.
kosherpersianfood 10 months ago
almost like my mom makes, she doesn't put potatoes. i dont really like potato tadig. just plain tadig. plus she fills the WHOLE pot
MrRuMaAr 11 months ago
why dont you put safaron instead of turmeric
rozita86 1 year ago
@rozita86Great question!! I figured many non-Persians don't have saffron as part of their collection of spices. Also, it is the most expensive spice. Hence, I made the video with turmeric to make it available to everyone and any budget. If you look at the recipe in my Blog, I suggest saffron for a more authentic flavor. Happy cooking!!
kosherpersianfood 1 year ago
@rozita86I figured many non-Persians don't have saffron as part of their collection of spices. Also, it is the most expensive spice. Hence, I made the video with turmeric to make it available to everyone and any budget. If you look at the recipe in my Blog, I suggest saffron for a more authentic flavor. Happy cooking!!
kosherpersianfood 11 months ago
Hi! The heat is on low...that way you can get Tadig at the end...Yum!
I am working on a lot of more videos...will post them soon!
kosherpersianfood 1 year ago
@kosherpersianfood Thank you for this video; it is the perfect recipe for Persian rice that I've seen; exactly what I was looking for. Because of that, I was certain you were Persian and learned this from your mom, until I saw "non-Persian"!
psychedelicpresence 1 year ago
Thanks gorgeous! One question though, as I'm waiting 45 min in the end, is the heat completely off?
ihabsinno 1 year ago
Excellent demonstration! It is much less complicated than I imagined, can't wait to try it. In case you are taking requests, please make a how-to video for Baghali Polo. Thanks for the great video!
imkalgaonkar 1 year ago
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imkalgaonkar 1 year ago
food look great! afarin
mohammadhassanzadeh 1 year ago
its really interesting, thank u, ive been searching and trying to learn making polo for my persian bf.. thank u so much again! i hope he likes it =)
Porchea1000 1 year ago
its really interesting, thank u, ive been searching and trying to learn making polo for my persian bf.. thank u so much again! i hope he likes it =)
Porchea1000 1 year ago
damn .. you're beautiful
btnheazy03 1 year ago 7
Turmeric instead of saffron?
wankonbones 1 year ago
@wankonbones Great question!! I figured many non-Persians don't have saffron as part of their collection of spices. Also, it is the most expensive spice. Hence, I made the video with turmeric to make it available to everyone and any budget. If you look at the recipe in my Blog, I suggest saffron for a more authentic flavor. Happy cooking!!
kosherpersianfood 1 year ago
@kosherpersianfood I guess that makes sense. However I'm non-Persian and it's always present in my pantry. I am Spanish after-all.
wankonbones 1 year ago
what's the Arabic music on this video for?? It's about PERSIAN cuisine not Arabic one.
bostanipour 1 year ago
@bostanipour You are right, this is Persian Rice. It is impossible to deny the huge influence of Arabic music, language and culture in Iran. I don't think there is a single Persian wedding I have been to that has not played a good and energetic Arabic tune (and some even bring belly dancer!) I do LOVE Persian music as well, please visit my website
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bostanipour 1 year ago
'm sorry but I can't agree with you. There are words in Persian of Arabic root (though they sound and mean differently from the modern arabic equivalent word), I don't deny it.
However, stating that Persian culture and music had a "huge" influence of Arabic simply indicates you don't know much about Persian culture and music.
It's always easy to make such rough statements when you don't have enough knowledge about a subject but it rarely makes it true.
bostanipour 1 year ago
@bostanipour I know this is a sensitive subject. Perhaps the word "huge" is not appropriate. You might be right. I have lived among Persians for over 15 years and feel I am still learning about this beautiful culture and people. If you want to hear Persian music, you are welcome to visit my website. Thank you.
kosherpersianfood 1 year ago
@bostanipour lot of persian words come from Arabic, because of the islamic coranic influence during centuries
istiiizzz 1 year ago 2
@istiiizzz many words in any language have roots from other foreign languages incl. Arabic itself which has borrowed many words from Pre-Islamic Persia e.g. "Zamaan","dyn","muhr",...
However it is completely irrelevant to what I posted here ; Anybody who knows "thoroughly" Iranian culture and in this case its "distinct music" would find it very gottesque to mix Arabic music on a Persian cooking video. Find out a little about the traditional, folklore even pop music in Iran and you'll see.
bostanipour 1 year ago
@bostanipour Do not forget, this is not a Persian cooking, this is a Persian Jewish cooking somewhere outside of Iran. Do not be surprised to come across even some Italian music in the background
arakhachatran 1 year ago
Merci beautiful lady
maryabd 1 year ago
hey thanks for your tips. I made the rice bar the potato mix and it turned out fluffy and long- how it should be :) keep it up!
ozmiester69 1 year ago
Wow ...this rice is so good...we inspired immediately after watching this video..being a south Indian ...we eat lot of rice...especially potatoes in the bottom are yummy!!...thanks for the video :-)
drameshchandra 1 year ago
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ajomehri 1 year ago
Can you post a video for baghali polo--I can't find a good technique anywhere,, thank you!!!
Streetfooduncovered 1 year ago
Absolutely beautiful!! Thx so much for this post.
ilikethewok 1 year ago