Tahchin ( fa, ته چین, ckb, کراشکە Kiraşke) is an

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primarily consisting of rice, yogurt, saffron, eggs and finally barberries (zereshk) are sprinkled on top. Some versions of the dish are more elaborate, folding in chicken fillets, vegetables, fish, or red meat. Tahchin can also be made with other ingredients such as

walnuts A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe of any tree of the genus ''Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, ''Juglans regia''. Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true bot ...

and

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. The texture of the crust depends on the type of rice that is used. Tahchin is composed of two different parts: the thin

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part which includes the chicken fillets, saffron, and other ingredients at the bottom of the cooking pot, and the second part which is white rice. In restaurants, tahchin is mostly prepared and served without white rice.

Types of Tahchin

Tahchin can be cooked in various ways such as: *

Chicken The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult m ...

Tahchin *

Meat Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. Humans have hunted, farmed, and scavenged animals for meat since prehistoric times. The establishment of settlements in the Neolithic Revolution allowed the domestication of animals such as chic ...

Tahchin * Meat and

eggplant Eggplant ( US, Canada), aubergine ( UK, Ireland) or brinjal (Indian subcontinent, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa) is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. ''Solanum melongena'' is grown worldwide for its edible fruit. Mos ...

Tahchin * Spinach Tahchina * Bani Tahchin Jaj Baraneh Tahchin is cooked in the same way in all cases. The bottom of the crease can be cooked both in the

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and on a gas flame. When pulling the bottom of the crease, it is better to put a little melted

butter 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. It is used at room temperature as a spread, melted as a condiment ...

on the bottom.

References

External links

How to cook Persian Tah-Chin

Resources

* Translated from Persian Wikipedia - ته چین Iranian cuisine Kurdish cuisine Rice cakes {{iran-cuisine-stub