Persian Tomatoes 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 tomatoes, they reach for saffron, dried lime, turmeric, mint, barberries and rosewater, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are grilling, boiling, simmering and marinating.

Sweet-acidic fruit that forms the backbone of sauces, stews and salads across nearly every cuisine. In this collection it's most often cooked with turmeric, onion, butter, lemon juice, olive oil and saffron threads. The dishes here span persian classics ready in as little as 15 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.