Joon: Persian Cooking Made Simple

This has been the most used cookbook in our house over the past year and i have gifted it to 2 friends as well. Persian food is so delicious and pretty healthy. There are a lot of versions of classic Persian dishes but simplified and updated, as well as redone as vegetarian/vegan (or providing for vegetarian option). I've probably cooked almost all the recipes by this point (except the few desserts), and most do not require any substantial cooking skills, are easy to follow and well explained. You would need some ingredients that most stores do not carry (i.e. barberries, sumac, etc), but i have been able to find almost everything needed between whole foods and amazon. The pictures accompanying each recipe are also beautiful (and i have been able to replicate the look of most). There are a lot of healthy salads, a few egg recipes, a few meatballs, a few kebabs, 3 or 4 fish and then several versions of the famous Persian rice plus curries. It's has some good options for weeknight cooking (you might have to do some prep the day before). Would highly recommend

I wanted to have a persian recipe book so I can look up recipes when I don’t know what to make (almost everyday) and I didn’t just use the American culinary apps, since I miss my Mom’s homemade food

This book, like all of Najmieh's books is a gem. I have every one of her books and have bought multiple copies of each and given them as gifts to friends and family. (I bought 4 the first time and just ordered 4 more, and I'm sure I will be ordering more!) Not only are these cookbooks easy to use and follow, but she recounts the history and culture of her beloved Iran in each of her books through the recipes, description of the ingredients and the high level photography and layout. I'm an Iranian and consider myself a fairly good cook, but every Persian dish I make I first refer to Najmieh's books for inspiration and a new way of approaching the dish. Najmieh's value for the aesthetics and quality shows in her preparations and presentation. A must have cook book for anyone who likes to eat, cook or is interested in diverse cultures!

Being half Persian, I'm always trying to discover more of my lost culture. Food is a great way. My favorite recipe in this book is the rice! Persians make rice awesome. The tadig is epic. I've made this rice many times before, but I love her recipe with adding rose water to the saffron and cardamom pods.Over all most recipes are hit or miss. I feel some are harder than they should be. Not all are tasty enough to justify all the work.I'm yet to find fresh fava beans in my area, but if I do I really want to try the fava bean recipe!

So many splendid small dishes that are made with healthy ingredients; much simpler and quicker than most Persian cuisinelots of light fresh fareit's more of a Persian culinary influence on whatever one happens to bring back from a visit to the farmer's marketas many recipes lend themselves for a change up of ingredients depending on what's on hand or your particular tasteand most are vegetarian or come with instructions to make it vegetarianbought this book for many friends and familyit's also a GREAT first book for newbees in the kitchen.. a confidence builder for new cooks that's' for sureNooshe' Jahn!

I love Iranian cuisine but I've always found it daunting. I heard Naj speak at the National Book Festival and she was saying that this book was designed for millennials--lots of vegetarian and vegan options, and almost every dish could be prepared in under an hour.Well, I don't know about making them in under an hour (maybe I chop vegetables slower than most people?) but the two recipes I made last night were very doable and absolutely delicious. I'd never even made fish before, but the fish with pomegranate and verjuice came out spectacularly, and was a huge hit at my dinner party, as was the polow with lentils and dates. I can't wait to keep cooking from this book!

Wonderful! The instructions are clearly written, and the photographs enticing. I made one of the dishes for a Persian friend, who noted first that he had not had the dish in nearly 40 years, and then declared my version (from this book) nearly as good as that his mother had made.

Wonderful cook book with simple recipes. Every recipe I've tried has turned out delicious. It also has great vegetarian recipes.