Persian Cooking for a Healthy Kitchen (Hardcover)

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Healthful variations have been developed by Batmanglij for nearly 100 traditional Persian dishes, providing low-fat substitutions for such ingredients as butter. The book is a feast for the eyes and an inspiring invitation to sample Persian cuisine, with full-page color photographs illustrating the recipes and a French flair enlivening their presentation. Among beguiling combinations of spices and herbs, saffron is often the dominant flavor--in a dessert pudding as well as in many specialties, such as eggplant kuku, baked lamb, and sweet and sour stuffed quail with rose petals (an exotic-sounding ingredient that is easy to obtain these days in many markets). Easy-to-follow instructions make this a fine introduction to Persian cooking. Alice Joyce

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I don't know when I've been more tempted by hunger by the images of food. -- Washington Times

The book is a feast for the eyes and an inspiring invitation to sample Persian cuisine. -- Booklist --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 190 pages
• Publisher: Mage Publishers; 1st edition (March 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093421140X
• ISBN-13: 978-0934211406
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,602,139 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious, Beautiful, Low Carb, Low Fat and Persian, May 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Persian Cooking for a Healthy Kitchen (Paperback)

Although I grew up in Bagh-e Ferdows in north Tehran and Gholam-Ali khan was a great cook, I never knew that Persian cooking had so many wonderful, low-carb, low-fat recipes for fish and kababs. This book is also full of regional recipes that have not been so delicately, and temptingly presented since the Safavids ruled Iran--and the recipes are healthy to boot. A must-have-book for every cook who is looking for new ideas and wants to eat healthy at the same time.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a GREAT introduction to heathy Persian cooking, November 10, 2000

By	"snowcatguy" (Eugene, OR USA) - See all my reviews

When I moved to San Jose I was exposed to Persian cuisine for the fist time in my life and fell in love.

Najmieh K. Batmanglij has provided me, in this book, a great introduction to cooking the type of food I love while at same time respecting my healthy attitudes towards cooking.

This is a great cook book.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has made me love cooking iranian food!, September 20, 2005

By	M. Salari (New York City) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Persian Cooking for a Healthy Kitchen (Paperback)

and to think our mothers try to convince us that cooking iranian food was sooooo difficult! this book makes it easy and delicious. i was amazed at how wonderful everything has turned out and the pictures are fantastic. she offers beautiful serving ideas that are perfect for dinner parties, etc. just double her salt recommendations and you'll be ready to go :)