#Chicken

Saffron lemon yogurt mixture

This, in my mind, is the ultimate in comfort food. I crave this dish at all times. If given the opportunity I will shamelessly eat the entire pan. It’s also a showstopper at dinner parties and a great “entry level” Persian dish. Everyone likes tachin once they try it; it’s exotic, but the flavors are just close enough to home that they are still accessible to less-adventurous palates.

This week was Persian New Year - Salleh no mobarak! (which is “Happy new year” in Farsi!) I’m celebrating this weekend with the family - I’ll post pictures of the food and decorations next week. It’s a big party not to be missed!

I grew up in a mixed household – half Iranian, and half American. I’m a true mutt. As a result, my idea of comfort food sometimes differs from my peers. Though I’ll go to town on mac and cheese with the best of them, I also regularly crave feta with walnuts for breakfast and complicated layered rice dishes for dinner. I generally only get to indulge when I visit my family. Most Persian recipes have imported ingredients I have to go out of my way for. This lazy home cook hates making extra grocery trips, so I just…wait for my mom to cook for me. Usually.