14 Delicious Winter Warmer Persian Recipes

The weather’s cooling down and it is time to make wintry dishes to keep you warm in cold days and nights. Say goodbye to cold and unfriendly atmosphere by making these cosy and lovely dishes. The recipes are so functional that you actually will love to recook them on a daily basis.

As you know each food and ingredient has a temperament. In cold weather you need cuisines with warming temperaments. The 13 Persian recipes listed below are so functional and comforting.

Some ingredients in these dishes improve your metabolisms, that is why the warmth of your body increases, your body temperature changes and you feel comforted and satisfied.

Persians do care about the temperament of the food they eat and the situation they are in. that is the reason why our wintry cuisine mentioned below is so perfect and trustworthy. Rely on the recipes and keep your meals warm and friendly by them.

1. Iranian Halva

In freezing days or bitterly cold nights of winter, you absolutely need Halva to warm you properly. The delicious Persian Halva is a sweet with a fudge-like confection with a bit different consistency. It is an awesome choice for your cold unfriendly evenings to become cheering and delighting.

If you try it once, you will love it dearly. Halva is basically made of flour, though it has many different recipes just in Iran, let alone in other parts of the world. The brown color of this snack is very appetizing that you cannot resist. The moment you put it in your mouth it melts and the warmth spreads in your body. If I were you, I wouldn’t waste a second to make this Persian dish.

2. Sholeh Zard | Saffron Rice Pudding

A fragrant and tasty pudding is waiting for you. This Persian pudding is made of rice and saffron and the saffron in it warms you perfectly. The texture is heavenly and the time you are cooking it everywhere is filled with the smell and makes your mouth water.

Shole Zard is a traditional dish and it is usually made as a Nazri. The cardamom taste in the pudding enhances the flavor and the smell.

The dominant flavor of the dish is sweet and the color is yellow thanks to the saffron. Try the dish and let us know what you think of it.

3. Persian Rice Pudding | Shir Berenj

Not done with the puddings. It is the white colored pudding’s turn, Shir Berenj. The taste is sweet and the consistency is much similar to the Shole Zard. It is made of rice and milk. The ingredients are very at hand and there is no doubt the result is worth it.

This pudding is so filling and can be used as a substantial meal. It can be served as a hot or cold dish, better to be served hot in cold days of winter. You can add powdered sugar to the dish and make it sweet, that enhances the warmth of it too.

Children would love the pudding. good news is that the instructions are super easy to follow.

4. Abgoosht

Abgoosht or Dizy is a traditional Persian food that every Persian is familiar with. When a Persian mom is wondering what to make and come up with no idea, chooses the first nearest available choice which is Abgoosht. Pick some meat and legumes and cook. Easy to make and fantastic in taste.

The dish is very loved in cold nights of autumn and winter, especially when it is eaten by “tilit” (the breadcrumbs floated in the bowl of ab goosht). Ab Goosht is a nourishing dish yet flavorful dish. Remember to soak the legumes in the water the night before you make the dish.

5. Halim | Persian Wheat and Lamb Porridge

Halim is a very special and delicious Persian wheat and lamb porridge. This fantastic dish is suitable choice for winter, so you can call it a winter friendly dish. The recipe can include the meat or it can be excluded. That is a good thing because vegetarians can benefit from the dish too (Learn more about it in All-Time Best 16 Persian Vegetarian Recipes).

The dish is made as Nazri most of the times in special ceremonies. You would love this nourishing food. This Persian cuisine works well as breakfast meal and you will feel so energetic afterwards.

6. Ash Reshteh

Ashes are the best choices for the cold winter days. Warm, nourishing and tasty, what can be a better dish for a bitterly cold afternoon? Ash Reshte is a traditional stew-like dish that has noodles in it.

The dish is so filling and can be used as the main dish too. The very suitable item to choose for the garnish of this food is Kashk. Kshk, besides garnishing the dish, enhances the flavor too.

Aush consists of wide range of legumes and that is why the dish is so rich in minerals. Do not hesitate to make this dish and enjoy it.

7. Persian Pomegranate Stew | Ash-E Anar

This traditional Persian stew is a very famous and popular dish for Yalda night. Yalda is the first night of the winter which is the longest, so this one is an original wintry dish.

The interesting point is that the dish is made of a winter fruit “pomegranate”. The fruit itself is so yummy, let alone the stew made from it.

This dish can be cooked with meat or without it. The flexible recipe makes it ideal for vegetarians and non-vegetarians. If you are a vegetarian replace the meat with the herbs and make it an exceptional dish for yourself.

8. Ash Jo | Persian Barley Stew

Persians are in love with Ash jow in cold winter days. This stew-like dish is made from Barley and legumes. As you know, barley is a nourishing ingredients and can make a substantial meal out of ash jo.

The warm temperament of the food is so satisfying in low temperature and can keep your meals cosy and loved. The dish is super healthy yet tasteful.

Kashk is added to the dish too. Like other beans and legumes, you should soak them the night before for the better cooking quality. Try this dish and you will love it.

9. Ash Shole Ghalamkar

The next ash we are going to introduce you is Ash Shole Ghalamkar. Ashes, as we mentioned, are the best options for autumn and winter. The dish is difficult to make and the time needed for cooking is long. But the dish you get at the end is worth it.

The lovely dish warms you up the second you take it and the nutrition satisfies your body parts. Despite the difficulty of making the dish, instructions are precise to follow and it eases the process very much. Make it once and if you think that it is desirable, never leave your winter days Shole-Ghalamkar-less.

10. Ash-e Doogh

Still got much to do with the Ashes. The Ash we suggest here for cold days is Ashe Doogh. This dish is very tasty and other ashes, nutrient. This ash has various recipes depending on the region made, but almost all of them are popular.

The Aush include meat and the consistency is pretty much desirable. For making it more consistent Persians usually add some flour to the content. the other ingredient in the dish is rice, that makes it a substantial meal and you wouldn’t feel hungry afterwards.

Try the dish and let us know if you liked it by leaving your comments.

11. Shole Mashhadi

This dish is a very popular one originally from Mashhad. The stew-like food is made of legumes, meat and rice. Mung beans are added to the food too and it enhances the quality and benefits of the dish like a lot.

As you pay attention the ingredients are nutrient and nourishing. The dish is much similar to Halim. The dish is made in special ceremonies like weddings, Moharram or other occasions. The very interesting point is that the stew-like dish you see is garnished with another stew called Gheimeh.

12. Eshkeneh | Persian Onion Soup

Here is another suitable choice for cold days of autumn and winter, Eshkeneh. This dish is a very cheap, budget-friendly and tasty traditional Persian dish (See our 20+ Cheap and Budget-Friendly Persian Recipes). It also is an ideal choice for dear vegetarians. What can be better than that? A very potential dish it is.

Eshkeneh has been an inseparable part of Persian cuisine, though lately is has been made less. The dish has changed in recipe since long time but has kept its lovely taste. You will lose nothing trying the dish and gain much. So do not hesitate to try it as soon as possible.

13. Persian Meat Balls and Potatoes | Kale Gonjeshki

The last dish on this page we provide you with is Kale Gonjeshki. The food is originally from Tehran and the way it is made is so easy, though the taste is wonderful.

It consists of cute little Koufte Ghel Ghelis the size of the sparrow head. That is why the dish name is “Kale Gonjeshki = the head of the sparrow”. There are particles of potato too. The dish is served with fresh and hot Sangak bread which is the traditional Persian kind of bread.

14. Delicious Persian Saffron Chicken Soup

Soupe Zaferani is a home remedy for people who have cold. Do not worry if cold winter days makes you r immune system weaker and you probably catch a cold, saffron chicken soup is here for you. This soup is made by chicken breasts and brewed saffron flavoring it.

This soup is an awesome option for you in the pitch dark and bitterly cold winter day. Never think you are running out of winter friendly recipes, if you do, just look at this article and cheer yourself up. What are you waiting for? Fetch the ingredients and cook this soup as soon as possible.

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