🇮🇷Persian food
Persian cuisine centres on fragrant rice, fresh herbs and slow-cooked stews (khoresh), often flavoured with saffron, dried lime and pomegranate. Kebabs served with rice, herb-rich dishes like ghormeh sabzi and tahdig, the crispy rice crust from the bottom of the pot, are typical.
25dishes
159average kcal per 100 g
48%vegetarian
Lightest dishes
Most filling dishes
Highest in protein
💡Tip
Rice portions are usually large and often finished with butter or oil, so the rice can outweigh the kebab in calories. Kebab with salad or grilled vegetables is a lighter combination.
All 25 dishes
🍲 Abgoosht (dizi)🍚 Adas polo🍲 Ash reshteh (Persian noodle soup)🍚 Baghali polo with lamb shank🍢 Chelo kebab koobideh🥛 Doogh🍧 Faloodeh🍲 Fesenjan🍲 Gheimeh🍲 Ghormeh sabzi🍢 Joojeh kabab (saffron chicken kebab)🍢 Kabab Soltani🍢 Kabab barg🍆 Kashk-e bademjan🌿 Kuku sabzi🥒 Mast-o-Khiar🍆 Mirza ghasemi🍗 Persian chicken wings kebab (kabab bal)🐟 Sabzi Polo ba Mahi🍨 Saffron Ice Cream🥗 Shirazi salad🍮 Sholeh Zard🍚 Tahchin🍚 Tahdig🍚 Zereshk Polo with Chicken
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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. How we count →