Starters

Discover all our Persian starters recipes! You want to start your meal with a delicious Persian appetizer? You are at the right place! We offer you here many recipes of Iranian, Turkish, Lebanese, Afghan, Syrian or Armenian appetizers!

It’s up to you to discover all these Persian flavors with our Persian starters recipes!

Homemade Falafel Recipe

Cooking Time: 20min

Libanese Food

Votes: 0 What is Falafel ? Falafel is a small ball or patty of chickpeas, herbs and spices cooked in a frying pan or in...

Gözleme Spinach & Feta

Cooking Time: 15min

Turkish Food

Votes: 1 Gözleme is a traditional Turkish recipe. You can find it at every street corner in Turkey! It is simply a kind of pancake filled with whatever you want!...

Advieh Khoresh: Persian spice blend

Cooking Time: 0min

Iranian Food

Votes: 1 Advieh Khoresh is a very common spice blend in Iran and the Persian Empire. The Advieh exists in several more or less powerful versions: Advieh Polo or Advieh...

Barbari (nān-e barbari): Iranian bread

Cooking Time: 1h

Iranian Food

Votes: 3 Barbari bread also called Iranian bread or nan-e-barbari (نان بربری) is a traditional flatbread of Persian cuisine that is very popular in Iran....

Zeytoon Parvardeh: Iranian Olives

Cooking Time: 1h

Starters

Iranian Food

Votes: 3 The Zeytoon Parvardeh recipe is a delicious Iranian-style olive recipe ideal for your aperitifs with friends or family! You can serve them as an accompaniment to a cheese...

Tahdig: crispy Iranian rice

Cooking Time: 55min

Iranian Food

Votes: 4

Ash-e-Jo: Iranian barley soup

Cooking Time: 1h30

Iranian Food

Votes: 2 Ash-e-Jo (or Ach-é djou) is an Iranian soup made from barley (and possibly other legumes), carrots, herbs and béchamel. This is a delicious,...

Borani Bademjan (Mast-o-bademjan): Eggplant Caviar with Yoghurt

Cooking Time: 50min

Votes: 2 Mast-o-Bademjan/Borani Bademjan (ماست و بادمجان/ بورانی بادمجان) is a typical Iranian vegetarian dish that will delight the taste buds of eggplant lovers! It can be served as an...

Olivieh Salad

Cooking Time: 30min

Starters

Votes: 4 Olivieh Salad is very popular in Iran and other eastern countries like Turkey. This salad is greatly inspired by the famous Russian salad called Olivier salad. Composition of...