Barberry Rice (Zereshk polow)

Layered with chicken, nuts, and barberries.

Saffron Steamed Plain Basmati Rice (Chelow)

A foundational recipe in Persian cuisine.

Rice with Sour Cherries (Albalu polow)

Cinnamon, cherries, and nuts dress up basmati rice.

Pomegranates, Dried Limes, Rose Water

A primer on Persian, a.k.a. Iranian, food.

Browned, caramelized rice crust.

Do you know if they have tah-dig?

and may not understand what you want if you refer to dishes by their Persian names. If you want tah dig (they DO know tah dig), you must specifically ask because it is not on the menu. Their kebabs are all right, and I like some...

that are not on the regular menu. For a more specific instance, I’ve gotten tah-dig at Kolbeh of Kebab, which is off the menu.

Good restaurants for Tah Dig rank list (the HOMEMADE tah dig by my friend’s family beats any of these places any given day, though): 1. Shahrzad (Westwood Blvd.) 2. Javan (Santa Monica Blvd.) 3. Shamshiri Grill (Westwood...

I purchased a Pars RC2612 rice cooker which advertized that it had a manual shut off for tah dig. It came without instructions. The seller (online) is no help. I’ve cooked a lot of rice trying to get tah dig but no luck....

. But on the whole it was a respectable rendition, with balanced flavours, sour, sweet, savoury, the presence of each component notable but integrated. Was also happy to get some tah-dig (crispy rice from the bottom of the pot)...

Finally got a big party together and, along with Katya’s ordering instructions, had a great dinner at this jumping place. Very different from the quiet lunches I’ve had! Tah Dig was parsley, mint leaves, walnuts,...

New Persian place (opened about 6 weeks ago). Good Zereshk Polo and they have decent tah dig. Might be comparable to Molana in quality if what I had was representative. More details later. 1500 Cambridge Street, ~3 blocks west of...

floor. It’s always exciting to have another good restaurant open in the burbs. For appetizers, we had Kask Bademjan, a roasted eggplant, onion and garlic spread, Mast-o-Moosir, a thick yogurt mixed with shallots, and...

other than an antidote to all the beef. We also had a small Tah Dig with Ghormeh Sabzi ($5.99). For the uninitiated, Tah Dig is the crunchy bottom of the rice bowl and Ghormeh Sabzi is a beef stew that goes on top. It tastes...