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, sautéing and braising.

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 onion, butter, saffron, turmeric, pomegranate molasses and ground cinnamon. The dishes here span persian classics ready in as little as 32 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.

Reader favourite: Zereshk Polo Morgh – Persian Saffron Chicken with Barberry Rice is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 14,200 ratings.