The **Now Eating** Thread

Lovely slow cooked pork, veg creamy potato and gravy in a huge Yorkshire pudding. Beautiful, now washing it down with a few cans of tetley's smooth. Great end to the weekend
 
It is the Iranian New Year tomorrow. Much like other cultures holidays (Christmas, Thanksgiving etc.) there is a traditional meal:
Fish (we had salmon with saffron which is the yellow looking thing).
At the back is a 'frittata' mainly herbs held with egg.
Herbed rice (with saffron rice), plate below that is the 'tadig' crisp potato cooked beneath the rice.
Garlic yoghurt, fresh herbs with onion and radish.

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The brown, practically caramelised base on the potatoes is intriguing. I guess this ?
Persian Saffron-Dill Pilaff with A Potato Tah-Dig
....2. In a wide-bottomed heavy nonstick saucepan heat about half of the butter. Working in one layer at a time, lightly sauté the potato slices, removing them and setting them aside as they begin to go translucent.
3. When all the potato slices are tender, arrange the layers on the bottom of the saucepan, coming up the sides about a quarter of the way. Sprinkle with a pinch of saffron and salt, then add about a third of the rice.
4. Dab with about a third of the remaining butter, then a sprinkling of saffron and dill, and repeat: rice, saffron, salt, dill, and butter, ending with the butter ...
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but cannot see how the salmon is presented in the middle dish ?
 
@Mrs Seabiscuit @jpaul

This rice dish is specifically called 'Sabzi Polo' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabzi_polo
It has a lot more herbs than just dill. A problem with home-cooked dishes that no reference is used for is it is really hard to find a corresponding recipe online and even writing your own one is tricky!
This one has some nice pictures and it is essentially like this: http://www.mypersiankitchen.com/sabzi-polow-mahi-persian-herbed-rice-with-fish/

The crispy potato is tadig 'Tahdig': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahdig
In basic terms you thinly slice some potato (or you can use bread, or just the existing rice), when cooking the rice you add some oil to the bottom of the pan. Then add your potato in a single layer. Then you add your rice and steam. This has two benefits. 1) It produces the Tahdig which if you cook it right is lovely and crisp. My favourite is the potato. 2) It protects the rice, if you end up with the heat a bit too high your potato might be extra crispy.. but your rice should be protected.

The salmon wasn't a specific recipe, just a large side of salmon that was cooked in the oven after brushing it with some ground saffron disolved in hot water.

Furthest away dish is Kookoo Sabzi 'Kuku sabzi': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuku_(food)
It should be really deep green and fresh herb tasting (you'll see some recipes and pictures that are more yellow - they have too much egg. This version shares the same herbs as the rice mentioned above.
Here's a good looking recipe: http://familyspice.com/the-persian-new-year-and-kookoo-yeh-sabzi/ (we don't add the walnuts as I'm allergic).

Sorry it is all a bit brief, it is tricky to find recipes exactly how we do it at home.
Serious cooking book about https://www.amazon.co.uk/Food-Life-Ancient-Ceremonies-Anniversary/dp/193382347X
This is a good intro, but must be out of print due to price. Should be £10-15 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Taste-Persia-Introduction-Persian-Cooking/dp/184511437X/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
 
Some hot cross buns - didn't realise I had picked up salted caramel with chocolate chip flavour. Too sweet and just... wrong. I shall be avoiding those in future.
 
Cooked up a chicken vindaloo on a bed of pilau rice


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Had a free milkshake to claim on my GBK rewards app, so decided to go there for lunch today. Decided to haver another Ninja, while its still available. And a little chargrilled corn :)

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And some really nice lemon cheesecake before heading home :D
 
My wife, she make cake.

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Drip cakes and "naked cake" as it's apparently called. Simple ones for her bday and a couple of friends bdays too. Left is a strawberry cake, middle blueberry cake and right a chocolate orange cake which is a whole heap of hnnnnng
 
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