Farhad A.Jun 14

I love Lentils. I have said it many time before, but I really enjoyed eating them. With rice, with bread, in soup, I salad, it's always a good addition to my daily meals.

I remember when I was student in Sweden, I used to make lentil soup (عدسی - Adasi in farsi), because of my childhood memories, coming home from school during cold winter days of Tehran and having a bowl of lentils with rice, or fresh Barbari bread from our local bakery, were some of favorite memories.

When my parents came to visit and I made lentil for them and said why, my mother laughed out loud. She said that she was making lentils in the winter mostly because she would run out of money before Iranian new year and had to make cheap food to manage. That was her only reason to make it in the winter!

But, it sure created lasting memories for me to enjoy it through the years, and I have thought my daughters to cook it "Iranian way" and they both really enjoying it too.

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Show threadGangaMay 12

Golpar, cont.

The powder is usually mixed with salt for an intriguing seasoning called Golpar Namak.

Slightly bitter, earthy and woody, you will find it quite aromatic too. You might be able to buy the powder, but I can only get the seeds and grind it myself.

I got chatting to a gentleman in the local Afghan shop, and he says that Golpar is not only used in Middle Eastern countries, but is also known and commonly used in Eastern European countries too. It is sometimes called Angelica seeds, but that is incorrect.

Golpar Namak is the name of the powder mixed with salt. It is a great seasoning, useful for almost anything, and especially good with beans, grains, rice and lentils, as well as cucumber and pomegranate kernels. If you can find sour plums, use it with them too. Put some in your preserves and chutneys.

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Show threadGangaMay 12

These are the seeds of the Irani Hogweed. Often they are called Angelica seeds, but this is a mistake. Angelica is a herb of another variety entirely.

The seeds are available from Afghani and Middle Eastern groceries, and some groceries specialising in German and European products.

The whole Irani Hogweed Seed is often used in pickles. For many other uses, they are ground into a powder, Golpar Koobideh, which has an earthy, slightly bitter and sour taste.

It is used in Middle Eastern and some European cooking, and goes excellently with broad beans, pomegranate, mushrooms, potatoes and brown lentils. It is also used with rice, vegetables and soups.

One of the most popular uses of this particularly Persian spice is to sprinkle golpar over cooked fava beans. Also to sprinkle golpar over a bowl of pomegranate kernels. It mixes well into yoghurt, and is commonly used in lentil soup.

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GangaMay 12

Salad-e Khiar-o Anar | Cucumber Pomegranate Salad

When I first discovered golpar, I looked at ways to use it. This lovely salad has its origin in a book by Najmieh Batmanglij, Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking.

It is quite a terrific salad, with the flavour bursts of pomegranate kernels, the tang of the lime, golpar and salt, the freshness of mint and the cooling taste of the cucumber. It is a remarkable mix of flavours and is totally gorgeous. It would make a great Xmas Salad with those lovely colours.

Golpar is the powder made from the seeds of Iranian Hogweed. Pick up the powder or the seeds at a Middle Eastern or Afghan grocery. If you can only find the seeds, grind them to a powder in a spice grinder.

I'll post more about golpar in a few minutes in this thread.

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FarhadJul 5, 2025
Cooking finished. Half a kilo of red meat. 2 large onions, 200gr of split pea, 2 table spoons of tomato paste, 4 dried lime and 400g fried diced potatoes.

Had dinner and 7-8 meals to freeze.
#iranianfood #homecooking #France
FarhadJul 5, 2025
Heatwave has been lower so I'm taking advantage to cook some food.

Making a huge pot of Gheime (Iranian meat, split pea & potato stew) and Mellie is waiting patiently to get her share.

She loves it (like my daughter) 😂😂

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FarhadJul 2, 2025
It's really hot and crazy to cook inside. But I have no food so decided to make cucu-sibzamini (potato pancakes as my daughter used to call them).

Added some Gari to it to make it heavier.

3 large potatoes
6 eggs
Salt
Black pepper
Paprika
Turmeric
Gari (dried yam)


Will have enough for 4-5 sandwiches in the coming days
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FarhadMay 25, 2025
Two types of eggs from the same store look very different when broken. making cucu-sibzamini (potato pancakes as my daughter used to call them).

easy and economical food for the end of a tough month.

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Sarah May Dec 4, 2022

Very much enjoyed the colors and flavors of @labnoon vegan Iranian cooking class and can't wait to include some of these dishes into my repertoire of dishes.

As we watch Iranians in the streets fighting for their human rights, we can show support not only by sharing their posts depicting the regime's violence, but by celebrating Iranian culture in solidarity. Nothing is more unifying than food. Preparing food and eating together while learning about Iran from Sagher is joy and I believe we need to share #IranianJoy as well as bravery. So why not #CookForIran?

Woman, life, freedom!

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