The sweet, deeply aromatic, and delicate-in-flavor Persian rice pudding is made with three distinct ingredients: saffron, cardamom, and rosewater. Fırın Sütlaç from Turkey, Tembleque from Puerto Rico, ...

But both found comfort in the same food: rice pudding. For Ms. Mardanbigi, 33, the treat took the form of sholeh zard, an Iranian rice pudding usually made with saffron, rosewater, cinnamon and ...

Every year for Nowruz, or Persian New Year, her mother Behjat would make shir berenj, a rice pudding with floral notes and cumin sprinkled on top. Making shir berenj is a ritual that's been passed ...

Leila Masinaei, Iranian marketing entrepreneur ... Zereshk Polo (barberry rice) and Sholezard (sticky rice pudding) and fruits for dessert. As Golnaz presided over a Farsi prayer ceremony at ...

This sholeh zard , a traditional Iranian rice pudding, is a nice addition to the dessert spread, though don't forget the chocolate-covered jelly rings. View recipe here.