A traditional Iranian rice and lentil polo (pilaf) is cooked with a crusty, delicious layer of rice on the bottom. The saffron-scented rice and lentils are garnished with fried onions, raisins, and chopped dates.

A basic and essential ingredient that adds flavor and helps to preserve food.

Salt

A versatile cooking oil made from a variety of plant sources.

Vegetable Oil

A type of onion with a thin, papery skin and a sweet, slightly pungent flavor that is often used raw in salads and other dishes or cooked in a variety of dishes.

Red Onions

A rare and expensive spice with a deep golden color and subtle floral flavor.

Saffron

A sweet and chewy fruit perfect for snacking or baking.

Dates

Add some sweetness to your oatmeal or trail mix with these dried grapes. They're a great source of energy on the go!

Raisins

Rice is a staple in cuisines around the world. Keep a bag in your pantry for a quick and easy side dish.

Rice

Lentils are a great source of protein and they'll last for ages in the pantry. Just keep them in an airtight container and they'll be good to go.

Lentils

Adas Polo

A liquid fat that is used for cooking, baking, and as a condiment. It adds flavor and moisture to dishes and helps to prevent sticking.

Flour is the magical ingredient that brings structure and substance to all your baking dreams! It's the foundation of delicious treats like cookies, cakes, and breads, and it's just waiting for you to whip up something amazing. So grab a bag of flour and let your culinary creativity take flight!

Flour

Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent, a mixture of a carbonate or bicarbonate and a weak acid. The base and acid are prevented from reacting prematurely by the inclusion of a buffer such as cornstarch. Baking powder is used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods.

Baking Powder

Unsalted butter is a type of butter that doesn't have any salt added to it.

Unsalted Butter

Sugar is a sweet, granulated carbohydrate that's used in baking and cooking.

Sugar

Smooth or crunchy, peanut butter is a pantry staple. Spread it on toast or use it in baking for a protein-packed treat.

Peanut Butter

A versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of dishes, from omelettes to cakes.

Whole Milk

Apam balik

A type of wheat flour that is made from grinding wheat grains and is often used as a base for baked goods and a variety of other dishes.

Plain Flour

Caster, or castor, sugar is a type of fine granulated sugar that's widely available in the United Kingdom. It's not quite as common in the United States, though you can find it in some baking aisles under the name "superfine sugar."

Caster Sugar

Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 80% butterfat.

Butter

A golden, crunchy sugar with a subtle molasses flavour. Perfect for adding a little extra sweetness and texture to your baked goods.

Demerara Sugar

Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, breakfast cereals, snack foods, teas, and traditional foods.

Cinnamon

This creamy, frozen treat is perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth on a hot summer day, or any day of the year really!

Ice Cream

The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus Rubus, and hybrids between the subgenera Rubus and Idaeobatus.

Blackberries

An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree. Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found today.

Apples

Apple & Blackberry Crumble

Crunchy, buttery biscuits that are perfect for dipping in tea or coffee.

Digestive Biscuits

These ground nuts are a delicious addition to baked goods and are a great source of protein.

Ground Almonds

The almond (Prunus dulcis, syn. Prunus amygdalus) is a species of tree native to Mediterranean climate regions of the Middle East, but widely cultivated elsewhere. The almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree. Within the genus Prunus, it is classified with the peach in the subgenus Amygdalus, distinguished from the other subgenera by corrugations on the shell (endocarp) surrounding the seed.

The fruit of the almond is a drupe, consisting of an outer hull and a hard shell with the seed, which is not a true nut, inside. Shelling almonds refers to removing the shell to reveal the seed. Almonds are sold shelled or unshelled. Blanched almonds are shelled almonds that have been treated with hot water to soften the seedcoat, which is then removed to reveal the white embryo.

Almond Extract

Thin slices of almonds, perfect for adding crunch and nutty to baked goods and salads.

Flaked Almonds

Apple Frangipan Tart

I've seen a lot of recipes for this soup; however, my mother-in-law adds tomato paste for a bit of a different flavour and she doesn't add any lentils or beans. It's thick, filling, and delicious, and you could make it vegetarian by using vegetable stock.

Chicken stock is a concentrated broth that is made from simmering chicken bones and meat with vegetables.

Chicken Stock

A bulbous vegetable with a pungent, sweet flavor that adds depth and flavor to a variety of dishes.

Onion

This vibrant spice adds a warm, earthy flavor and a bold yellow color to dishes. It's also packed with health benefits!

Turmeric

Limes are a great addition to any tropical drink. Just keep them in the fridge and they'll stay fresh for a week.

Lime

The carrot is a root vegetable, typically orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, Daucus carota, native to Europe and Southwestern Asia.

Carrots

Sour cream is a tangy creamy dairy product that's great for adding to dips sauces and baked goods.

Sour Cream

Pearl barley is the ultimate comfort food grain! With its slightly chewy texture and nutty flavor, it's the perfect base for soups, stews, and salads. Plus, it's packed with nutrients like fiber and protein, making it a healthy choice for any meal. Just like a pearl, barley is a hidden gem that you have to discover to appreciate its beauty!

Pearl Barley

Tomato puree is a thick and flavorful condiment that's great for adding to sauces and soups.

Tomato Puree

Black pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a peppercorn, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit is a drupe which is about 5 mm in diameter, dark red, and contains a stone which encloses a single pepper seed.

Black Pepper

A fragrant, leafy herb with a slightly bitter, parsley-like flavor that is often used as a garnish or added to a variety of dishes for flavor and color.

Parsley

Ashe jow (Iranian/Persian Barley Soup)

This complex, flavorful soup is a Persian new year tradition. With beans, lots of herbs, pasta, and yogurt, it's a rich vegetarian meal in itself.

A pungent little bulb that adds a powerful punch to any dish.

Garlic Clove

The brown onion or yellow onion is a variety of dry onion with a strong flavour. They have a greenish-white, light yellow, or white inside; its layers of papery skin have a yellow-brown or pale golden colour

Yellow Onion

Spring onions are a versatile ingredient that add a mild onion flavor to dishes.

Spring Onions

A flavorful liquid made by simmering vegetables, herbs, and seasonings in water.

Vegetable Stock

The chickpea or chick pea is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Its different types are variously known as gram or Bengal gram, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, or Egyptian pea. Chickpea seeds are high in protein

Chickpeas

A type of oil made from pressed olives that has a fruity, grassy flavor and is often used as a condiment or cooking oil in Mediterranean cuisine.

Olive Oil

These beans are a staple in many Mexican and Indian dishes. Just remember to soak them before cooking!

Kidney Beans

Coriander is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. It is also known as Chinese parsley, dhania, or cilantro. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the parts most traditionally used in cooking.

Cilantro

A refreshing herb perfect for adding a pop of flavor to your dishes.

Mint

Linguine pasta is a great base for any pasta dish. It'll last for ages in the pantry and is easy to cook up in a jiffy.

Linguine Pasta

Creamy and tangy, this yoghurt is perfect for breakfast or as a protein-packed snack.

Greek Yogurt

Spinach is a nutritious leafy green that adds a pop of color and flavor to dishes.

Spinach

Ashe Reshteh (Persian Legume Soup)

Chicken thighs are a favourite cut of dark meat poultry with chefs and home cooks alike thanks to their flavour and tenderness.

Chicken Thighs

The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion. Until 2010, the shallot was classified as a separate species, Allium ascalonicum. The taxon was synonymized with Allium cepa in 2010, as the difference was too small to justify a separate species.

Challots

The cayenne pepper is a type of Capsicum annuum. It is usually a moderately hot chilli pepper used to flavour dishes.

Cayenne Pepper

Tamarind paste is a thick and tangy condiment that's used in Indian and Southeast Asian cuisine.

Tamarind Paste

Coriander is a spice made from the seeds of the cilantro plant, commonly used in Indian and Mexican cuisine.

Coriander

Coconut milk is an opaque, milky-white liquid extracted from the grated pulp of mature coconuts. The opacity and rich taste of coconut milk are due to its high oil content, most of which is saturated fat. Coconut milk is a traditional food ingredient used in Southeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, and East Africa.

Coconut Milk

A liquorice-flavoured herb that adds a unique and refreshing taste to salads, soups, and more.

Fennel

A spicy and pungent root with a warm and aromatic flavour, perfect for adding depth and heat to your dishes.

Ginger

This warm and earthy spice adds depth and flavour to a variety of dishes, from curries to chilli.

Cumin

Ayam Percik

Eggplant, aubergine or brinjal is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Solanum melongena is grown worldwide for its edible fruit. Most commonly purple, the spongy, absorbent fruit is used in several cuisines. Typically used as a vegetable in cooking, it is a berry by botanical definition.

Aubergine

With a little bit of heat and a little bit of flavour, these green chilis are perfect for adding a kick to your dishes.

Green Chilli

Tomatoes are a juicy and flavorful fruit that's great for snacking on or using in salads and sandwiches.

Tomato

A fine, ground powder made from dried red chile peppers with a bold, spicy flavor that is often used as a condiment or a seasoning in a variety of dishes.

Red Chilli Powder

Baingan Bharta

This leafy green is packed with nutrients and can be eaten raw or cooked.

Kale

Baked Kale Chips

Aniseedy fennel and juicy cherry tomatoes cut through the richness of salmon fillets

Lemons are a must-have in any kitchen. They're great for adding a burst of citrus flavour to your dishes. Just keep them in the fridge and they'll stay fresh for a week.

Lemon

The cherry tomato is a type of small round tomato believed to be an intermediate genetic admixture between wild currant-type tomatoes and domesticated garden tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes range in size from a thumbtip up to the size of a golf ball and can range from spherical to slightly oblong in shape.

Cherry Tomatoes

A nutritious and flavorful fish that can be cooked in a variety of ways.

Salmon

Sliced black olives are used mainly as toppings on sandwiches and pizzas or used to flavour pastas etc. Black olives are usually stuffed with pimentos, peppers, garlic, dry fruits like almonds etc. One can also stuff black olives with cheese, meat etc and then use in recipes.

Black Olives

Baked salmon with fennel & tomatoes

A type of sweet, spreadable condiment made with raspberries and sugar that is often used as a topping or a filling for baked goods and other dishes.

Raspberry Jam

Bakewell tart

A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguishing them from dessert bananas.

Banana

Vanilla extract is a flavorful and fragrant liquid that's great for adding to desserts and baked goods.

Vanilla Extract

Pecan nuts are a delicious and nutritious snack. They are high in healthy fats and contain a variety of vitamins and minerals. Try them on their own, or use them in baking and cooking.

Pecan Nuts

A type of small, red fruit with a sweet, slightly tart flavor and a juicy, delicate texture that is often used in a variety of sweet and savory dishes.

Raspberries

Banana Pancakes

Self-raising Flour

The almond is a species of tree native to Iran and surrounding countries, including the Levant. The almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree.

Almonds

A type of food coloring that is used to add a pink color to a variety of dishes and baked goods.

Pink Food Colouring

An apricot is a fruit or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus Prunus. Usually, an apricot is from the species P. armeniaca, but the fruits of the other species in Prunus sect. Armeniaca are also called apricots.

Apricot

A sweet almond paste perfect for making festive treats.

Marzipan

This ultra-fine sugar is perfect for making smooth and creamy icings and frostings for all your favourite baked goods.

Icing Sugar

Battenberg Cake

A starchy, tuberous crop with a thin, papery skin and a white, yellow, or pink flesh that is often used as a staple food in a variety of dishes.

Potatoes

Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diets.

Bread

Meat from the domestic pig that is often used in a variety of dishes and is known for its rich, savory flavor and tender, juicy texture.

Pork

This spicy condiment is perfect for adding a kick to all kinds of dishes, from wings and tacos to stir-fries and dips.

Hotsauce

Tomato ketchup is a sweet and tangy condiment that's great for adding flavor to dishes.

Tomato Ketchup

Barbecue sauce is a sauce used as a marinade, basting, condiment, or topping for meat cooked in the barbecue cooking style, including pork or beef ribs and chicken. It is a ubiquitous condiment in the Southern United States and is used on many other foods as well.

Barbeque Sauce

BBQ Pork Sloppy Joes

A versatile protein that can be grilled, fried, or added to casseroles

Sausages

Tomato sauce is a sweet and flavorful condiment that's great for adding to pasta and pizza.

Tomato Sauce

A lima bean, also commonly known as the butter bean, sieva bean, double bean, Madagascar bean, or wax bean is a legume grown for its edible seeds or beans.

Butter Beans

Treacle is any uncrystallised syrup made during the refining of sugar. The most common forms of treacle are golden syrup, a pale variety, and a darker variety known as black treacle, similar to molasses. Black treacle has a distinctively strong, slightly bitter flavour, and a richer colour than golden syrup.

Black Treacle

A spicy and tangy condiment that adds a pop of flavour to sandwiches, dips, and more.

English Mustard

Bean & Sausage Hotpot

A vital ingredient in bread-making that helps dough rise and gives it a fluffy texture.

Yeast

BeaverTails

Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle. In prehistoric times, humankind hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quantity of their meat.

Beef

A type of oil made from the seeds of the rapeseed plant that has a light, nutty flavor and is often used in cooking and frying.

Baked salmon with fennel & tomatoes

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