Dampokhtak

Dampokhtak
by Persian Cook
05-Dec-2009
 

This is one of a variety of Iranian rice dishes which could be eaten as a vegetarian meal or with chicken or beef on the side.  It is not that hard to make and again, its ingredients can keep for a long time, so it's a great meal to make when your refrigerator is empty.  Dampokhtak is traditionally eaten with Torshi or Salad, not really needing anything else.  It is mostly a winter meal because in the older times, when fresh vegetables were not available year-round, dried beans were used more frequently in the winter menu.

Here's a video clip which explains how to make Dampokhtak.  I would only add that if you don't have time, you don't really have to soak the rice.  Enjoy!

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bajenaghe naghi

Persian Cook jan

by bajenaghe naghi on Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:07 PM PST

  1. You are so very kind.  I did not mean to make you go through so much trouble. I really appreciate your patience toward a novice and  shekamoo like me.  I will try this recipe soon.  If I were to ask you all my questions, you would be spending a year answering them.  So I will try to only ask you questions pertaining to your posts. Thank you very much again for answering my question so quickly and in so much detail.

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Monda

Great recipe And video!

by Monda on Sat Dec 05, 2009 09:24 PM PST

You are covering my long forgotten favorite dishes one by one!  I haven't made dampokhtak in oh maybe 5 years. 

BTW I cooked your Eshkeneh while back when you posted the recipe, it was fantastic!  Thank you for that.


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Persian Cook

Dear bajenaghe naghi

by Persian Cook on Sat Dec 05, 2009 05:42 PM PST

Thank you for your attention to my blog.  The yellow bean is nothing other than a variety of fava beans (baghali).  If you go to your local Persian store, you should be able to find two varieties of dried fava beans, the green ones (to be used in Baghali-polo with dill weed), and the yellow ones, which have no other use but Dampokhtak-e-Baghali, the meal I am describing here.  Yellow fava beans are slightly smaller than green ones and they are yellow, that's the only difference.  The small picture I had posted above was my attempt at showing you this ingredient!  Here's a larger picture of the package:

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And in case your neighborhood store doesn't carry them, I assume you can order them through this link:

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One package is enough for several meals.

Thank you for your interest again.  Is there any particular kind of food you are interested in discovering?  I'll be more than happy to address it.


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bajenaghe naghi

Pesian Cook jan

by bajenaghe naghi on Sat Dec 05, 2009 04:33 PM PST

Thank you for the video. I have never had this dish. I should try making it sometime. But what is yellow bean? I don't think I have ever seen it in stores.


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