My Homemade Sushi Recipe

Posted on October 6, 2018 by rozinaspersiankitchen

Well first of all I should confess I dislike seafood. So I had no idea I could eat Sushi or Sashimi. So once I was with Japanese friends in a restaurant, they ordered Sushi, and asked me to try. I said, nooooooooooo, never, ever,, I do not like cooked fish so how can I eat raw fish, but they insisted and I tried but you can imagine my face when I wanted to try sushi. Then magic happened and I was in love with sushi. Oh my God, it was FAN TAS TIC, so delicious, so tasty and not a fishy tasting fish.

The popular and commonly raw fish used for Sushi are: Tuna, Salmon, Octopus, cuttlefish, prawn, squid. For making Sushi, a very important factor in eating raw fish is freshness, so you need sushi grade fish from a qualified supplier. Then you would need a dark green seaweed wrappers or Nori.

So if you are a Sushi lover, as I am, here is an easy and tasty sushi recipe. Sushi is a traditional Japanese dish that is low in fat and high in protein. Sushi literally means sour, due to using vinegared rice. Main ingredients for making Sushi is sticky rice. There are varieties of Sushi for vegetarians and non vegetarians.

First of all for making Sushi you should consider a few items such as:

Sushi mat or rolling mat
Wasabi
Soy sauce
Nori or Sea weed sheets
Sharp knife

Secondly, is about what you can put in Sushi as ingredients!! Answer is you can use smoked or raw Salmon fish, Tuna, Shrimp, squid, egg, and vegetables such as cucumber, avocado, asparagus,carrots ….

Ingredients

250g sushi rice, cooked
30ml rice vinegar
Nori seaweed sheets
Smoked Salmon fish
Avocado, sliced
cucumber, sliced lengthwise and take out the seeds
3 eggs
pinch of sugar
Soy sauce
Wasabi
Sushi mat
Cling film
Sharp knife

How to make it??!!

Cook sushi rice and let it cool down. As the rice is chilling down, add vinegar. Mix together and set aside. Vinegar adds flavour and taste to sushi.

Crack the eggs, add pinch of sugar and beat them. Heat the oil in a pan and pour in the eggs . Allow to cook and then roll it. Once omelette is done, slice the omelette lengthwise.

Cut Salmon meat into nice thin strips or slices. Cut avocado and cucumber into thin strips too. Now everything is ready for sushi.

Put cling film onto a sushi mat ( it will make it easier to prepare sushi). One side of Nori sheet is silky and other side is rough. So place smooth side down and rough side facing you.

Wet your hand, grab a ball of rice and gently spread on sea weed sheet. Now, get a strip of salmon fish, avocado and cucumber and omelette and place them on the rice. Roll the mat and slightly squeeze and roll it again.

Other way for making sushi is, to spread the rice on one side of the nori . Then sprinkle sesame seeds on the rice and flip over it and place slices of salmon fish, avocado and cucumber and roll it.

Now dip the knife into the water and take off the ends of the sushi and them slice them all in same size.

Serve sushi with Wasabi, soy sauce, pickled ginger.

My Homemade Sushi

Ingredients

250 g sushi rice, cooked
30ml rice vinegar
Nori seaweed sheets
Smoked Salmon fish
Avocado, sliced
cucumber, sliced lengthwise and take out the seeds
3 eggs
pinch of sugar
Soy sauce
Wasabi
Sushi mat
Cling film
Sharp knife

How to make it??!!

Cook sushi rice and let it cool down. As the rice is chilling down, add vinegar. Mix together and set aside. Vinegar adds flavour and taste to sushi.

Crack the eggs, add pinch of sugar and beat them. Heat the oil in a pan and pour in the eggs . Allow to cook and then roll it. Once omelet is done, slice the omelet lengthwise.

Cut Salmon meat into nice thin strips or slices. Cut avocado and cucumber into thin strips too. Now everything is ready for sushi.

Put cling film onto a sushi mat ( it will make it easier to prepare sushi.

One side of Nori sheet is silky and other side is rough. So place smooth side down and rough side facing you.

Wet your hand, grab a ball of rice and gently spread on sea weed sheet. Now, get a strip of salmon fish, avocado and cucumber and omelet and place them on the rice. Roll the mat and slightly squeeze and roll it again.

Other way for making sushi is, to spread the rice on one side of the nori . Then sprinkle sesame seeds on the rice and flip over it and place slices of salmon fish, avocado and cucumber and roll it.

Now dip the knife into the water and take off the ends of the sushi and them slice them all in same size.

Serve sushi with Wasabi, soy sauce, pickled ginger.

French Toast

Posted on September 1, 2018 by rozinaspersiankitchen

French toast is one tastiest bread dish which is slices of bread soaked in mixture of egg and milk or cream with lovely spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg.

French toast is known with different names such as gypsy toast, German toast, or eggy bread.

Cooked slices of bread might be served as a sweet dish with maple syrup , jam or honey and might be served as a savory dish with tomato sauce.

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Ingredients

4 thick slices of bread
Butter
4 eggs
½ cup cream
3tbsp white sugar
½ tsp cinnamon

How to make it??

Fry the slices of bread on lightly greased on a skillet on medium heat until browned on both side.

Transfer the French toast to a plate and pour over honey , jam or maple syrup.

French toast

Ingredients

4 thick slices of bread
Butter
4 eggs
½ cup cream
3tbsp white sugar
½ tsp cinnamon

How to make it??

In a shallow bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, cinnamon and cream.Butter the slices of bread on both sides. Then soak the slices of bread in the egg mixture for 10 minutes, and turning to coat boat sides.Fry the slices of bread on lightly greased on a skillet on medium heat until browned on both side. Transfer the French toast to a plate and pour over honey , jam or maple syrup.

Monte Cristo sandwich

Posted on July 30, 2018 by rozinaspersiankitchen

What a great sandwich. You can make it savoury by adding Mayonnaise and mustard sauce or sweet by adding jam, it is just your choice and both are equally tasty.

Traditionally the whole sandwich is dipped in the beaten egg and then pan fried or deep fried.

Ingredients

6 slices of toasted bread
8 sliced cheese
8 slices of ham or turkey
Strawberry jam
4 eggs, beaten
Salt and pepper to taste
Bread crumbs
Vegetable oil or butter

How to make it

Cut the crusts off the bread. Spread jam on the bread. Put one slice of cheese on it, then put 2 sliced ham and another slice of cheese. Spread jam on the bread and place on top of the cheese. Spread jam on the bread again and repeat the process.

Crack the eggs into a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Beat the eggs.

Dip the sandwich thoroughly in the beaten eggs. Coat with the bread crumbs.

Heat the oil or melt the butter in a pan. Fry the sandwich on both sides and four corners.

That’s it our tasty sandwich is ready.

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Monte Cristo sandwich

Ingredients

6 slices of toasted bread

8 sliced cheese

8 slices of ham or turkey

Strawberry jam

4 eggs, beaten

Salt and pepper to taste

Bread crumbs

Vegetable oil or butter

How to make it

Crack the eggs into a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Beat the eggs.

Dip the sandwich thoroughly in the beaten eggs. Coat with the bread crumbs. Heat the oil or melt the butter in a pan. Fry the sandwich on both sides and four corners.

Tahchin Shevid- Baghali (Persian Dill & Broad Beans Rice Cake

Posted on July 11, 2018 by rozinaspersiankitchen

Traditionally this rice dish is called Tahchin or upside down rice also known as Persian baked rice cake. Tahchin is an Iranian divine rice dish with beautiful presentation. It’s made of layered meat and rice. It may not look like much from the outside but the combination of cooked meat, yogurt, egg and aromatic spices with rice create a crunchy outer crust and soft inside rice. We Iranians love our Tahchin.

There are different versions of Tahchin made with red meat, chicken, and vegetables. My today’s Tahchin is made with combination of dill or (ُُ Shevid in Persian) and broad beans or (Baghali in Persian) with chicken .

Ingredients

3 cups Iranian rice ( due to it’s amazing aroma and taste)
400 g chicken fillet, cooked and diced
2 cups Broad beans or Fava beans, cooked
1 cup dried dill
500 g Greek yogurt
3 eggs
2 onions, finely chopped
1 tsp cardamom
3 tbsp Persian saffron water
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp dried rose petals
Salt and pepper to taste
Vegetable oil

How to make it

Yogurt is important ingredient in making Tahchin. We need a sort of thick yogurt, therefore, I have used a traditional way that my mother used to apply and make a thick creamy yogurt by Pouring regular yogurt into a double layer of cheesecloth or kitchen cloth. Tied up the cloth.. Hang it over a bowl and leave to drain overnight. ( as you will see in the following photos).. You would see the liquid left in the bowl. Resulting is a thick yogurt. Wash the rice. Soak it in the salted water for 1 hour.

Meanwhile, fry the onion until slightly soft. Add diced chicken meat. Stir in salt- pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, dried rose petal, dried dill and Fava beans ( just keep 1 tbsp of Fava bean for later) for 2-3 minutes.

Now, In a bowl, mix yogurt with eggs, 2 tbsp of Persian saffron water, pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk it until combine well and set aside.

Pour water in a large pot and bring it to a boil. Drain salted water of rice and add the rice to the boiling water. Cook for 10 minutes.

Using a colander and drain the rice.Add half of the drained rice and half of the chicken mixture into the yogurt mixture bowl and gently blend together.

Pour some oil into a non stick pot or pan, spread 1 tbsp of plain fava bean on the bottom of the pot. Spread rice mixture into the pot ( as you see in the photos) and flatten with wooden spoon or spatula.

Then, layer second half of the chicken mixture around the edges of the surface. Finally, layer with second half of the white rice and cover the entire surface. Flatten the top with the back of a large spatula or spoon while pressing down( as you see in the photo). Pour 1 tbsp of saffron water over the rice.

Place the pot on medium heat for 5 minutes. Then lower the heat cover the pot with a lid and cook it for 45-60 minutes until the crust forms.

Once rice is done, let it cool for few minutes. Place a serving platter on top of the pot and gently turn the pot over, Voila you have a wonderful rice cake shape dish. Sooooooooo delish.

Fruit Cake

Posted on June 11, 2018 by rozinaspersiankitchen

This is light fruit cake with candied orange, coloured cherries and raisins. A cake for four season. I love this beautiful cake , full of colours and flavour.

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
2 eggs
1 cup white sugar
½ cup melted butter
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp vanilla extract
5 tbsp milk
½ cup candied orange
½ cup candied cherry
1/3 cup raisins

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180C.

In a bowl mix two eggs with sugar. Whisk for 5 minutes. Then add melted butter, baking powder and vanilla extract and whisk for 2 minutes. Now, add flour to the mixture in two steps. Keep stirring. Add milk and mix. Now you have a smooth batter. Finally add candied fruits and raisins. Mix all together.

Grease the baking pan with oil and line it with parchment paper. Spoon the mixture into the pan. Put the pan into the oven and bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.

When cake is done , remove from the oven and let to cool in the pan.

Scrambled Eggs

Posted on June 3, 2018 by rozinaspersiankitchen

A delicious and popular dish in all over the world. It is made from beaten white and yolk eggs.

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Ingredients

2 eggs
20 g butter
1/2 tbsp. crème fraiche
Salt – Pepper to taste

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Instructions

Crack the eggs in a pot, add butter. Don’t add slat as it will cause watery eggs. Place the pot over low heat and start to stir slowly.

Keep stirring until eggs aقe runny. Remove from the heat, add cream fraiche, still keep stirring.

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Place it back on the heat and stir for 1 minute more. Now, you could add salt and pepper.

And serve it with toasted bread and fried cherry tomatoes.

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Sheermal Bread ( Naan Sheermal)

Posted on May 29, 2018 by rozinaspersiankitchen

Sheermal/shirmal bread naan is a traditional mildly sweet flatbread in Iran. Sheer means milk in Persian language,and because the dough is kneaded with milk instead of water , it’s called sheermal, means a bread made with milk.

Sheermal bread is popular in Iran, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Semnan سمنان is located in South of foothills of Alborz Mountains. Semnan is one of historical and ancient cities of Iran, which was an important city throughout the era of the Persian Achaemenid Empire ( 550-330BC).

Anyway, if you travel to ancient city of Semnan and towns around Semnan, among the souvenirs of this city, such as pistachio, walnuts, local breads, silk made cloth, halva, candy sugar and fruit leather, Sheermal bread naan is very popular between tourists, that is baked in Seman city for over 100 years.

Sheermal bread naan is one of bread for month of Ramadan.

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour
1 cup warm milk
½ cup sugar
100 g melted butter
1 large egg, beaten
1 egg yolk, beaten as egg wash
1 tbsp dried yeast
½ tsp salt
Sesame seeds (optional)

Instructions

In a bowl, mix sugar, yeast, and milk warm together.

In other bowl mix flour with salt and then pour milk mixture, beaten egg, and melted butter in it. Combine together. Oil your hand and knead the dough with your hand for 6-7 minutes until is smooth and no longer sticky.

Cover the dough, and let to rest until double in size. You can leave the dough in a corner of your kitchen in room temperature , to rise but it will take long time dough double in size but if preheat the oven for few minutes, and then turn off the oven and by this way you can create a warm environment to speed the dough to proof and rising up.

Preheat the oven to 160C.Line your baking tray with parchment paper and once dough is ready, place it on the parchment paper. Sprinkle some flour top of it and deflate the dough.

Cover the dough and let to rest for another 20 minutes. Then give favourite decoration or design to the bread.

Egg wash top of the dough and garnish with sesame seeds. Sprinkle pinch of cinnamon powder on the dough. Transfer the dough into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

Green B Frittata ( Tabrizi Kookoo Loobia Sabz)

Posted on May 27, 2018 by rozinaspersiankitchen

Kookoo lobia sabz is a traditional classic dish in Tabriz an ancient city in NW of Iran. This dish is served in especial occasions and for Iftar in month of Ramadan.

Tabrizi green beans is absolutely delicious, full of flavour and colour.

Kookoo ( kuku) in Iranian cuisine, applies to an eggy dish or an egg-based dish. Kookoo or frittata might be meatless that would be a vegetarian dish and sometimes is made with meat.

Kookoo is a mixture of whipped eggs with different ingredients.

Green beans is called loobia sabz in Farsi language. My today recipe is meatless kookoo loobia sabz but you can add 200g minced beef to the ingredients if you wish.

Ingredients

350 g baby green beans, finely diced and boiled
100 g carrots, finely diced and boiled
100 g potatoes, finely diced and fried
1 large onion, finely chopped and fried
5 eggs
2 tbsp chopped walnuts
1 tbsp flour
½ tsp baking powder
1 tbsp saffron water
1 tbsp milk
1 tsp turmeric
Salt and pepper to taste
Vegetable oil

Instructions

Crack the eggs into a large bowl. Add milk, chopped walnuts, flour, baking powder, saffron water, turmeric and season with salt and pepper. Whisk it well until all ingredients combine together. Saffron smell spread all over the kitchen and it’s lovely.

Next, add fried and boiled vegetables to the egg mixture. Mix all together.

Heat the oil in a deep pan, pour the mixture in the pan. Firmly press the ingredients with the back of the spoon to the down. Cover the pan with a lid and allow to cook on side ( about 10-15 minutes), then flip over to cook other side.

Serve it in a platter garnish with Zereshk (Barberries) and cut it into pieces.

Omurice

Posted on May 19, 2018 by rozinaspersiankitchen

Hi everyone, I am so excited about this recipe. So I cooked omelette rice yesterday. It was just lovely, gorgeous and delicious rice dish , full of colour , taste , vegetables.

I used chicken meat but if you wish you might be use sausages. You will be surprise how much is easy and simple to make this dish and in other hand how much is tastyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Ingredients

2 cups cooked rice
2 boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs
2 eggs
2 tbsp ketchup
2-3 slices of cheddar cheese
1 large onion
2 small carrots
1 celery
3 mushrooms
2 cloves of garlic
2 small bell peppers
3 tbsp milk
Salt and chilli flakes to taste
Oil or butter

Instruction

Cut all vegetables into small pieces. Cut chicken meat into pieces. Heat the oil in a pan, add chicken meat season with salt. Fry until cooked and changed the colour.

Heat the oil in a pan again and add all chopped vegetables and season with salt and chilli flakes. Sauté until softened.

Once vegetables are done, add fried meat and ketchup. Mix well together. Next, add rice to the cooked vegetables and combine together.

Now place some of rice mixture in a bowl, add pieces of cheddar cheese and top it with more rice. Whisk eggs in a bowl with pinch of salt and 3 tbsp milk .Heat the oil in a pan, pour the egg into the pan and tilte to cover the bottom of pan. Allow to cook the omelette.

Put a plate on top of the rice bowl and put the omelette top of the rice. It ‘s done , ready .

Poppy seeds cake with lemon curd

Posted on March 19, 2018 by rozinaspersiankitchen

A lovely classic poppy seeds cake, is filled with lemon curd and whipping cream would be a perfect dessert.

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
3 tbsp poppy seeds
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp baking soda
1 ½ tsp baking powder
lemon zest of 2 lemons
¾ cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup oil
½ cup buttermilk
Lemon curd
whipping cream

Method

Preheat the oven to 180C.

In a bowl mix flour with baking powder, baking soda, salt, poppy seeds and lemon zest and set aside.

In other bowl, combine butter with sugar. Break the egg one at a time and add to the mixture. After eggs, add vanilla extract and vegetable oil and mix well. Add some of flour then add butter milk and again add remains of flour.

Grease the baking pan with butter. Pour the flour mixture into the pan and bake for 50 minutes.

Once cake is ready, let it cool. Cut it in half. Spread the lemon curd over each half. Then spread the cream over the lemon curd. Put one half over the other one. Cover surface of the cake with cream. Sprinkle poppy seeds and serve it.