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Grain based Recipes

Grains are versatile and add great taste to any recipe. If you are looking for culturally diverse and flavor packed recipes that use grains, then this is the category for you.

From Whole Wheat Pita Bread to Oatmeal Banana Muffins to Green Bean Rice (Lubia Polo) to Amaranth Energy Balls to Barley Porridge with Blueberries, there is something delicious and wholesome for everyone.

  • Close view of Persian jeweled rice served in a light blue plate.
    Jeweled Rice (Morasa Polo)
  • Close view of Persian barberry rice served with saffron chicken.
    Zereshk Polo (Barberry Rice)
  • Close up view of a plate full of adas polo.
    Adas Polo (Persian Lentil Rice)
  • Close view of no-knead whole wheat bread with a crackly crust
    100% Whole Wheat No-Knead Bread
  • Close view of rose water milk pudding served in a dish and in glass cups.
    Rose Water Pudding (Two Ways)
  • Close view of chocolate hazelnut rolls arranged on the table.
    Chocolate Hazelnut Rolls (Soft & Fluffy)
  • Close view of Persian mung bean soup in white bowls.
    Mung Bean Soup (Ash-e Mash)
  • Close view of chicken khichda served in a white bowl and placed on the table.
    Khichda (Chicken Rice Porridge)
  • Close up view of healthy banana muffins on a plate.
    Healthy Date Banana Muffins
  • Close up view of a plate full of lamb biryani served with chili pepper curry.
    Hyderabadi Lamb Biryani
  • Close view of mushroom biryani.
    Mushroom Biryani
  • Close view of vegetarian biryani in a blue plate.
    Vegetarian Biryani (High Protein)
  • Creamy barley soup served in a white bowl.
    Cream of Barley Soup (Soup Jo)
  • Spinach and feta cheese pizza made in cast iron skillet.
    Spinach Feta Pan Pizza
  • Close view of Persian rice cookies in a white plate.
    Persian Rice Cookies
  • Moroccan lamb stew with cauliflower couscous served in a tagine.
    Moroccan Lamb Stew & Cauliflower Couscous
  • Close up view of beef and barley soup prepared in Persian style and served in bowls.
    Beef Barley Soup (Persian Style)
  • Close view of chicken kabsa served in a platter.
    Chicken Kabsa (Arabian Chicken and Rice)
  • Close up view of almond pound cake slices.
    Almond Pound Cake
  • Close view of two keema naan arranged together.
    Keema Naan Recipe
  • Close up view of Persian date dessert stuffed with walnuts and cut into squares.
    Date Walnut Dessert (Ranginak)
  • Amaranth energy balls with dates served on a plate.
    Amaranth Energy Balls with Dates
  • Chicken biryani served in a plate.
    Easy Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani
  • Naan breads arranged on a metal platter.
    Indian Naan Recipe
  • Kabuli Pulao (Afghan Rice)
  • Close view of almond granola bars arranged in a white plate.
    Almond Granola Bars (Energy Bars)
  • Close view of red lentil quinoa soup served in two bowls.
    Mediterranean Red Lentil Quinoa Soup
  • Persian love cake served with tea.
    Persian Love Cake Recipe
  • Close view of Palestinian sumac chicken onion flatbread served on the table.
    Musakhan (Sumac Chicken Flatbread)
  • Close view of sheermal breads arranged on the table.
    Sheermal Recipe
  • Close up view of Sabzi polo served on a table.
    Sabzi Polo (Persian Herb Rice)
  • Spicy corn salad with avocado served on a plate.
    Spicy Corn Salad
  • Puffy pita pocket flatbreads on a wooden board.
    Whole Wheat Pita Bread
  • A stack soft parathas on a white plate.
    Paratha (Indian Flatbread)
  • Mediterranean tuna melt crescent ring with a lemon dill sauce served on a plate.
    Tuna Melt Crescent Ring
  • Homemade granola with cashews and cardamom stored in a glass bottle.
    Cashew Homemade Granola Clusters
  • Close view of Moroccan chickpea and lentil soup in bowls placed on a table.
    Harira Recipe (Chickpea & Lentil Soup)
  • Carrot pancakes stacked and served on a plate.
    Carrot Pancakes with Pineapple and Coconut
  • A stack of quick and easy flatbreads.
    Easy Skillet Flatbreads (No Yeast)
  • Several Persian barbari bread loaves placed on a table with flour dusted around.
    Healthy Persian Barbari Bread

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