tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post4857209572742276595..comments2024-03-26T10:41:38.466-04:00Comments on Turmeric & Saffron: Kashk-e Bademjan - Persian Eggplant & Whey Dip Azita Mehranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133913930130298761noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-49361268703099215252019-11-09T16:55:21.249-05:002019-11-09T16:55:21.249-05:00Your recipes are outstanding. I'm half Iranian...Your recipes are outstanding. I'm half Iranian and my Iranian side of the family never taught me how to cook Persian food. I so appreciate your recipes as they have allowed me to recreate food from my childhood. I encourage you to post more! Thank you so much.Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391747925388609670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-24370113095327838572019-09-21T02:32:55.115-04:002019-09-21T02:32:55.115-04:00Eggplant must be salted heavily first and set asid...Eggplant must be salted heavily first and set aside for couple hours to rid the bitter taste , then washed and dried, thent recipe can be followedFlash-memoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14493537830828219324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-72418928671109564312018-01-18T18:52:46.706-05:002018-01-18T18:52:46.706-05:00Yes, you can skip it!Yes, you can skip it!Azita Mehranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133913930130298761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-85997900410471264702018-01-18T01:41:48.802-05:002018-01-18T01:41:48.802-05:00Azita,
If I left out the saffron, would this ...Azita,<br /> If I left out the saffron, would this dish still taste good?<br />Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-78088332037990896522013-10-03T18:26:51.416-04:002013-10-03T18:26:51.416-04:00Dear Azita, tonight, for the first time ever, I am...Dear Azita, tonight, for the first time ever, I am making kashke bademjan by following your recipe. Thank you for this lovely blog; it is easy to follow and the smell of naana dagh made me feel more at home. What an amazing tribute to your mother. AfsanehAfsanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527933448831656479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-63322102081739301522013-08-20T22:59:47.980-04:002013-08-20T22:59:47.980-04:00Haidee, place 1/3 cup of dried kashk in a small bo...Haidee, place 1/3 cup of dried kashk in a small bowl, pour in just enough water to cover and let soak until softened. <br />Best wishes,<br />AzitaAzita Mehranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133913930130298761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-11589978315477431452013-08-19T06:51:52.238-04:002013-08-19T06:51:52.238-04:00hi. i couldn't find kashk in jar and a friend ...hi. i couldn't find kashk in jar and a friend of mine just got me some dried kashk. how to i rehydrate them? what is the proportion. thanks! i'll attempt to make kashk-e bademjan. i feel in love with it and cant get it off my mind! lol. wish me luck!Haideehttp://www.haideekitchen.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-37346186320491188592012-08-13T17:10:49.347-04:002012-08-13T17:10:49.347-04:00Hi Azita,
I just discovered your blog last week a...Hi Azita,<br /><br />I just discovered your blog last week and have enjoyed going through your recipes.<br />When i go out to eat in a restaurant and i like a dish ,i like to analyse the <br />ingredients and then look for the recipe online and see how close i am to the original.<br />The other day i ate at Persepolis in NY City and loved the dip they call "BABA".<br />I believe it is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-89796125885792404972012-04-28T09:10:26.952-04:002012-04-28T09:10:26.952-04:00Azita, I can't tell you how happy I am to see ...Azita, I can't tell you how happy I am to see such a well thought out Blog such as this one. As an Iraqi we share most of our dishes with our good neighbours, with some very minor differences. This one stands out for me - because it's not on our menus (I wonder if it's because I'm not familiar with kashk???) it's absolutely delicious, and I've always wanted to know how Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851476467155338254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-46542092493862250632011-11-18T16:12:52.397-05:002011-11-18T16:12:52.397-05:00Hi anonymous jan, what I mean by "squeezing o...Hi anonymous jan, what I mean by "squeezing out the bitterness" from the eggplant is to simply get rid of the bitterness. Some of the large eggplants have a bitterness to them and by salting them prior to cooking you're able to get rid of the excess moisture and bitterness. Another method is to soak them in salted water for an hour or so. When I bake or broil them in the oven after Azita Mehranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133913930130298761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-11638857403702118682011-11-18T12:18:21.014-05:002011-11-18T12:18:21.014-05:00Hi Azita jan,
Can you explain what you mean by &q...Hi Azita jan,<br /><br />Can you explain what you mean by "squeezing out the bitterness" from the eggplant?<br /><br />Merci!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-31794747549631099032010-05-03T20:13:41.953-04:002010-05-03T20:13:41.953-04:00Sam, mix 1/2 cup of dry powder with 1 cup of hot w...Sam, mix 1/2 cup of dry powder with 1 cup of hot water...adding the water gradually and mixing it till it reaches the desired consistency. Powdered kashk needs to be reconstituted to liquid for kask-e bademjan and is not used by itself. Leftover liquid kashk needs to be refrigerated. I store mine in the freezer.Azita Mehranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133913930130298761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-70338858158500782532010-05-02T22:05:37.686-04:002010-05-02T22:05:37.686-04:00Azita
This is my favorite dish!! I just bought p...Azita<br /><br />This is my favorite dish!! I just bought powdered kashk and was looking for recipes and found yours. Can you please let me know if it is possible to use the powdered kashk instead of liquid, and if so, how much should I use?<br /><br />Thank you!<br />SamSamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-21500783872310720432010-05-01T13:05:51.612-04:002010-05-01T13:05:51.612-04:00Nazanin Jan, I just sent you an email. In my opini...Nazanin Jan, I just sent you an email. In my opinion most Iranian meals taste better the next day. You can reheat rice in the oven or on the stove on medium-low heat.Azita Mehranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133913930130298761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-63649724961172684642010-04-30T14:28:55.353-04:002010-04-30T14:28:55.353-04:00Dear Azita,
Tomorrow my parents are coming to vi...Dear Azita, <br /><br />Tomorrow my parents are coming to visit me in Montreal and I want to surprise them with that I learned on your blog. Now I was wondering: can I make the kashk-e-bademjan today and serve it tomorrow? What should I do so the taste would not suffer?<br /><br />Same question actually for shevid-baghali polow. Can I make it today? And if I do it, how should I heat it up? I Nazziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168117827316192264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-20393348763156189512010-01-27T07:22:16.038-05:002010-01-27T07:22:16.038-05:00yes, yogurt is a good substitute.yes, yogurt is a good substitute.Azita Mehranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133913930130298761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-58830817532140161132010-01-27T03:56:25.272-05:002010-01-27T03:56:25.272-05:00Hi! thank you for the recipe. I will visit some pe...Hi! thank you for the recipe. I will visit some persian store to buy kashk. Though I read on some blogs that yogurt can be used as substitue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-89451070438773862582009-12-20T23:53:13.148-05:002009-12-20T23:53:13.148-05:00tasteofbeirut- Thank you so very much, that's ...tasteofbeirut- Thank you so very much, that's very kind of you.Azita Mehranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133913930130298761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-7093256639898473012009-12-20T21:23:00.105-05:002009-12-20T21:23:00.105-05:00I loved reading this post and I can relate as well...I loved reading this post and I can relate as well; I started my blog in loving memory of my grandmother who cooked for all of us and did not get enough recognition or gratitude while alive. <br />A Persian friend of my neighbor's brought this dish one night and I pretty much ate the whole thing myself! It is sooo good!!tasteofbeiruthttp://www.tasteofbeirut.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-23089789299466279122009-12-12T09:32:41.108-05:002009-12-12T09:32:41.108-05:00My Persian Kitchen,
Thank you, that's very ki...My Persian Kitchen,<br /><br />Thank you, that's very kind of you.Azita Mehranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133913930130298761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-26187082983529364612009-12-12T00:41:34.758-05:002009-12-12T00:41:34.758-05:00Happy Anniversary Azita jan! May your dear mother ...Happy Anniversary Azita jan! May your dear mother rest in peace and what a wonderful homage you have dedicated to her. :)My Persian Kitchenhttp://mypersiankitchen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-49710912780719609852009-12-10T11:33:33.418-05:002009-12-10T11:33:33.418-05:00Thanks for passing from my blog giving me the oppo...Thanks for passing from my blog giving me the opportunity to find out about you as well. I look forward to learning more about Persian cuisine with which I am not familiar with. Lovely tribute to your mother and hope you will record all the knowledge she has passed on to you. During the first year of my blogging I did the same thing. I recreated all those lovely recipes my mother used to makeIvyhttp://kopiaste.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-15840421068322180572009-12-06T01:08:05.055-05:002009-12-06T01:08:05.055-05:00Maninas, thank you very much, you are so kind.Maninas, thank you very much, you are so kind.Azita Mehranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133913930130298761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-67114887839458464932009-12-06T01:05:55.218-05:002009-12-06T01:05:55.218-05:00Shayma, thanks a lot, I appreciate it. I'd lov...Shayma, thanks a lot, I appreciate it. I'd love to see your photos of this dish.Azita Mehranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133913930130298761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986297911698447298.post-47909950878391252922009-12-05T19:17:08.190-05:002009-12-05T19:17:08.190-05:00Happy anniversary to your wonderful blog.Happy anniversary to your wonderful blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com