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Terms in Persian 81-90 of 117

namaz

[Persian]

Prayer

nân

[Persian]

Naan bread. A leavened flatbread cooked in a tandoor and made from white wheat flour, yoghurt, egg and butter and baked in a tandoor. The baker is called the naanbai.

paneer

[Persian]

Cottage cheese made from curdled bottled milk, like a cross between Ricotta and tofu. It can be fried and curried.

panir

[Persian]

Cottage cheese made from curdled bottled milk, like a cross between Ricotta and tofu. It can be fried and curried.

pasanda

[Persian]

Meat, usually lamb, beaten and cooked in one piece often with a yoghurt and cream sauce.

pashmak

/PASH-mak/
[Persian]

One website describes this as Persian fairy floss and, when we ate this at Moro, we were told that it was saffron candyfloss (US: cotton candy). It is spun sugar and may be flavoured in various ways.

polo zhereshk

[Persian]

A dish of chicken and tiny barberries. Sometimes cranberries are substituted.

portâqâl

[Persian]

Orange

pureye sibzamini

[Persian]

Mashed potatoes

qand

[Persian]

Sugar