Persian

Tandoori-style Harissa Chicken Drumsticks
Tandoori-style Harissa Chicken Drumsticks

Tandoori-style Harissa Chicken Drumsticks excerpted from Persiana Easy by Sabrina Ghayour. Photography copyright © Kris Kirkham 2025

Persiana Easy by Sabrina Ghayour

Brand-new recipes from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Persiana and Persiana Everyday

A fresh collection of inspiring recipes from the bestselling Middle Eastern chef, each designed to be as easy and approachable as possible.

The hotly anticipated Persiana Easy brings together the irresistible flavours of the Middle East with simple, accessible cooking. From midweek meals and traybakes to pastries and desserts, these recipes are made to delight family and friends time and again.

Contents include

Dips, Snacks and Light Bites
Sweet Potato, Basil and Feta Dip
Crispy Za’atar Salt and Pepper Prawns
Popcorn Halloumi

Bread and Pastry
Turkish Pide Bread
Easy Bake Bagels(ish)
Fig, Goat Cheese, Thyme and Honey Rolls

Salads
Smoked Aubergine Salad with Pickled Chillies and Feta
Duck and Pomegranate Salad with Honey Pomegranate Sauce
Broad Bean, Pea, Orange and Goats Cheese Salad

Midweek Meals
Lamb Kofta Patties with Yogurt and Burnt Orange
Butterflied Orange Paprika Butter Chicken
Shish Kebab

Comfort Food
Turkish Lentil Soup
Couscous Royale with Spiced Lamb Shanks
Orange Spiced Pork with Charred Spring Onions and Pineapple

Roasts and Traybakes
Spiced Saffron Chicken Kebabs
Tray-baked Harissa Lamb Chops
Baked Meatballs with Tomato, Harissa and Feta

Vegetables and Side Dishes
Hot and Sour Green Beans
Mashed Chickpeas with Spice Oil
Stuffed Baby Peppers with Date Couscous and Feta

Sweet Treats
Citrus and Spice Almond Tart
Bokaj
Apple Borek (more…)

Grilled Lamb Kebabs

Grilled Lamb Kebabs

Grilled Lamb Kebabs excerpted from Bitter & Sweet: Global Flavors from an Iranian-American Kitchen [A Cookbook] by Omid Roustaei. Photography by Waterbury Publications, Inc.

Bitter & Sweet: Global Flavors from an Iranian-American Kitchen [A Cookbook] by Omid Roustaei

Discover a world of flavours in this elegantly designed cookbook from Omid Roustaei—the Caspian Chef—featuring 75 mouthwatering recipes that blend Iranian dishes with global cuisines, accompanied by moving stories of Omid’s life and culinary journey from Iran to the US.

Infused with moving stories, useful cooking tips, and gorgeous photographs, Bitter & Sweet teaches readers to experiment not only with Iranian dishes but also with the many cuisines and techniques that Omid has explored throughout his career. His welcoming prose and down-to-earth methods are sure to engage both practiced hands and total newcomers to the kitchen.

Recipes include Persian classics like Chicken in Pomegranate Walnut Sauce (Khoresh Fesenjun), Sour Cherry Rice with Petite Meatballs (Albalu Polo ba Ghel Gheli), and Rice with a Crispy Saffron Layer (Polo ba Tahdig) alongside international dishes such as Braised Burdock with Carrots (Kinpira Gobo), Creamy Smoked Fish and Vegetable Soup (Cullen Skink), and Fried Potato and Bulgur Kibbeh (Kibbet Batata bil Lahmeh).

ACCESSIBLE: Written in a conversational format that makes this complex and delicious cuisine easy to cook for anyone, regardless of experience.

IMPROVISATIONAL: Each recipe includes simple tips for modification based on what you have on hand, with deeper instruction on how to become a more mindful and intuitive cook. (more…)

Sheet-Pan Saffron Salmon
Sheet-Pan Saffron Salmon

Sheet-Pan Saffron Salmon excerpted from Salamati: Hamed’s Persian Kitchen by Hamed Allahyari & Dani Valent. Photography by Armelle Habib.

Salamati: Hamed’s Persian Kitchen by Hamed Allahyari & Dani Valent

Hamed Allahyari cooks to connect—for that joyful moment you can say “salamati” (Farsi for “health” and “cheers”) around the table. The food of his native Tehran is a resonant and delicious gift, and a way of staying bonded to a country he hasn’t returned to for a decade.

Hamed’s food is anchored in tradition but accessible to all. The recipes are simple, celebratory, appealing, flexible, and full of flavour. As well as working as a chef and caterer, Hamed has road-tested his dishes at hundreds of cooking classes: he melds Persian culinary culture and an understanding of Western palates to create recipes that are truly his—and now ours to share.

Beyond the recipes, Salamati is a gateway to Persia. “It’s sharing my culture,” says Hamed. “It’s my dream that everyone tries Persian food. And with my food, they come into my family. They are sitting with me, with my grandparents, parents, and cousins, talking, sharing, and enjoying the feeling of being together.” (more…)

HALLOUMI FATTEH
HALLOUMI FATTEH

Halloumi Fatteh excerpted from Persiana Everyday by Sabrina Ghayour.

Persiana Everyday by Sabrina Ghayour

The all-new collection of more than 100 crowd-pleasing recipes for everyday eating from Sabrina Ghayour,  the author of the award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling cookbook Persiana.

Designed to ensure maximum flavour with the greatest of ease—including no-cook, quick-prep, quick-cook and one-pot dishes, Persiana Everyday is full of generous, inviting and delicious recipes to cook again and again for family and friends.

CONTENTS INCLUDES

Small Plates
Including My Muhammara; Fried feta parcels with honey; My flavour bomb beans on toast

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