A favourite way with lamb from “Nigella Bites” by Nigella Lawson. If you like the lamb can be cooked overnight, but it does need to be served warm. It can be kept under tented foil once out of the oven if you need to keep it warm for more than a couple of hours.
A delicious supper for autumn and winter from Thomasina Miers. As an alternative to quail you could use pheasant, partridge, chicken or guinea fowl depending on their availability. The birds need to be marinaded for at least four hours.
Duck eggs are rich and creamy, and make the best scrambled eggs. This can be served for breakfast or brunch, or even for a light evening meal. The recipe is from ” Sirocco” by Sabrina Ghayour.
Kuku is the term used in Persia for egg based frittata type dishes and there are several versions to try. They make a very good picnic dish and can be served hot, warm or at room temperature. I used yellow courgettes in the version in the picture. The recipe is from ” Sirocco” by Sabrina Ghayour.
A baked version of this Persian dish from ” The Saffron Tales” by Yasmin Khan. You can make individual kukus in a muffin tin or make one large kuku to slice at the table. Serve warm or cold with some salad, salty Middle Eastern cucumber pickles and some bread.
A slaw for any season from ” The Saffron Tales ” by Yasmin Khan. It goes very well with roast chicken or turkey, but also as part of a salad table. I served it with lamb burgers and new potatoes today.
A seasonal Middle Eastern recipe which I found in Delicious magazine. The lamb, onions and herbs can be cooked in advance and frozen, but its best to cook and add the rhubarb when you are ready to serve.
The Iranian method for scrambled eggs which I found in ” A Flash in the Pan” by John Whaite. Cook everything gently and be careful not to overcook the eggs.
A recipe based on an Iranian bean dish called loobia chiti which can be served as part of a mezze selection or as a main. It’s from ” The Hairy Bikers Everyday Winners ” by Si King and Dave Myers.
A recipe from Sally Butcher which i found in ” Soup for Syria”. If you ever find yourself visiting Peckham in south London then Sally has a little shop and vegetarian cafe which i highly recommend visiting.
