The fragrant, saffron-tinged jeweled rice calls to mind Persian tahdig, but the donabe-style steam cooking renders the grains pillowy and soft instead of crunchy. Two subsequent dinners in January ...

I was born in Lahore, Pakistan, and have multi-ethnic heritage–Pakistani, Afghan and Persian. Because of my ... was my mother’s cardamom-scented rice pudding, adorned with edible silver ...

Local Persian community celebrates their New Year 'Nowruz' in San Diego. Nowruz means 'Happy, New Day' in Farsi.

More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday. It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know.

Just as spring is a time for rebirth, the Persian New Year is a time to celebrate new life. Nowruz is celebrated on the spring equinox, which this year is on Thursday, March 20. This celebration of ...

Ahead of Nowruz I was struck with a desire to cook with my mom — something we hadn't done before. Here's what I learned ...

Nowruz, meaning ‘new day’ in Persian, falls on the first day of the ... But the common denominator is food — and lots of it. The plov rice dish is often the centrepiece of a Nowruz meal.

Chennai-based Culinary artisan Nasrin Karimi pays tribute to the Shiraz region in Iran with her latest food festival, Nowruz ...

Then the music started, and a crew of nine began a full run-through of “Song of the North,” an elaborate shadow puppet staging of stories from the 10th-century Persian epic the “Shahnameh.” ...

(Ryan Liebe/The New York Times) Inspired by the combination of warm spices, nuts and sweet raisins used in Iranian dishes such as jeweled rice and various fragrant stews, this comforting and ...

Kat Thompson is the associate editor of Eater at Home, covering home cooking and baking, cookbooks, and kitchen gadgets. Fried rice is one of those dishes that doesn’t really need a recipe.

Though certain varieties of rice may be higher in fiber, protein, or antioxidants, all types of rice can fit into a nutritious, well-rounded diet. Rice is a staple food in many countries and ...