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Kubideh Kabab.

The Tasty Foods of Iran - Enshrined in the Aura of History

When we cook with apricots, artichokes, eggplants, lemons, lime, oranges, pistachios, spinach, sa...

Iran Habeeb Salloum

Film Review: Children of Heaven

Written and directed by Majid Majidi, this Oscar-nominated bijou captured the hearts of audiences...

Iran Celeste Heiter

Recipe: Kubideh Kabab - Ground Meat Kababs

Serves 6 2 pounds lamb with a little fat, ground or processed until very smooth 2 medium onions, ...

Iran Habeeb Salloum

Recipe: Chicken Kabab

Serves 6 2 pounds de-boned chicken, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes 2 medium onions, grated 4 tablespoo...

Iran Habeeb Salloum

Recipe: Dolmeh-yeh Barg-e Mow - Stuffed Grape Leaves

Serves about 6 1 pound jar grape leaves or fresh grape leaves 1 pound lamb, ground or cut into ve...

Iran Habeeb Salloum

Recipe: Abgousht - Beef Stew

Serves 6 to 8 1 cup chickpeas, soaked overnight in water, diluted with 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1...

Iran Habeeb Salloum

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The Sound of One Civilization Clashing

* * * * * Review of V. S. Naipaul's Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples...

Indonesia / Malaysia / Iran Kenneth Champeon

Recipe: Fesenjan - Chicken in Pomegranate Sauce

Serves 6 4 tablespoons butter 1 medium onion, chopped 1 pound chicken, cut into 1/2 inch cubes 1 ...

Iran Habeeb Salloum

Recipes & Photos for 'Children of Heaven' Iranian Dinner

Kufteh Sabzi 1 lb. Ground Beef 2 tbsp Basmati rice (uncooked) 3 tbsp lentils 2 cups water 1/2 cup...

Iran Celeste Heiter

IT is long, dry, sandy, and to be a little more dramatic, lifeless. That is probably the best des...

China / Iran Doreen Cheong

Offside

Film Review: Offside

Iran is the setting and soccer is the venue for Offside, a film that centers around six young wom...

Iran Celeste Heiter

Recipe: Chelo Kabab - Kabab with Rice

Serves 6 2 pounds tender steak, cut about 3 inches long, 1 1/2 inches wide and and1/2 inch thick ...

Iran Habeeb Salloum

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Notes of a Skeptical Infidel

* * * * * Review of V.S. Naipaul's Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey , First Vintage Books,...

Indonesia / Malaysia / Iran Kenneth Champeon

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Recipe: Kukuye Sabzi - Omelet

Serve 4 5 eggs, beaten 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1 tablespoon flour 1 cup finely chopped gre...

Iran Habeeb Salloum

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Recipe: Koresh Bamieh - Okra Stew

Serves 6 4 tablespoons butter 1 pound lamb, cut into 1/2 inch cubes 1 medium onion, finely choppe...

Iran Habeeb Salloum

Recipe: Maast-o-Khiar - Cucumber in Yogurt

Serves 4 2 cups plain yogurt 1 small cucumber (about 5 inches), finely chopped 1/2 cup finely cho...

Iran Habeeb Salloum

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Recipe: Chelo Seebzamini - Iranian Rice

Serves 6 8 cups water 2 cups basmati rice, thoroughly rinsed, then drained 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 1...

Iran Habeeb Salloum

Kufteh Soup

Recipe: Kufteh Soup

This soup is a variation on two recipes, a Persian soup called Aash-e Gojeh Farangi, and a meatba...

Iran Celeste Heiter

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Iran on the Web

Iranian Cultural & Information Center . The Iranian Cultural & Information Center is touted as th...

Iran ThingsAsian

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