Persian Chicken Recipes

Persian cooking is elegant and aromatic — jewelled rices, herb-packed stews and a signature balance of sour, sweet and floral notes. When Persian cooks work with chicken, they reach for saffron, dried lime, turmeric, mint, barberries and rosewater, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, boiling, braising and sautéing.

The world's most-cooked protein — mild, lean and endlessly adaptable to almost any spice profile or cooking method. In this collection it's most often cooked with saffron, onion, turmeric, butter, basmati rice and pomegranate molasses. The dishes here span persian classics ready in as little as 35 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.