Malayer Local Foods

Malayer Popular Foods

8 Dishes to Eat When You Are in Malayer Iran

Malayer is one of the beautiful and scenic cities of Hamedan province in Iran. Most of Malayer local dishes are shared with Hamedan. On this page, the special dishes of Malayer are discussed.

Iranian Foods Eggplant Soup | What to eat in Malayer

Iranian Food- Eggplant Soup

Ash-E Bademjan | Eggplant Soup

To prepare Eggplant Soup, meat, onion and broth are first cooked well, then lentils and bulgur are added. At the end, the eggplants are fried and poured into the soup and decorated with curd, sauteed dried mint and caramelized onion. Eggplant soup is very popular in winter and Ramadan and is considered one of the local dishes of Malayer. Serve this famous and delicious soup warm and enjoy!

Iranian Foods Tarkhine Pottage | What to eat in Malayer

Iranian Food- Tarkhine Pottage

Ashe Tarkhineh | Tarkhine Pottage

Tarkhineh pottage is one of the traditional and delicious Iranian pottage, which is prepared in different cities with variety of recipes. The Malayari type is very famous and long-standing, and its cooking dates back to 3000 years BC. This pottage is rather watery like consistent dish and it is very healthy. This Persian pottage is a very delicious meal usually made in winter and cold autumn days. It helps you get better when you are having cold. Curd, tarkhineh, buttermilk, beans and vegetables are the ingredients of this traditional food. Tarkhine is a kind of traditional dried wheat, which after soaking in boiling water, gradually turns into a paste. In fact, Tarkhineh is one of the semi-prepared Iranian foods with an age of more than 6000 years. You can make tarkhine by yourself.

Iranian Foods Pepper Broth | What to eat in Malayer

Iranian Food- Pepper Broth

Abgoosht Felfeli | Pepper Broth

Abgoosht is one of the most traditional Iranian foods. It is a hearty soup or a juicy stew which is traditionally prepared with lamb, chickpeas, white beans, onions, potatoes, and tomatoes. Pepper broth is one of the old and original dishes of Malayer, which is prepared like the standard Iranian Abgoosht, but hot green pepper, cumin, fresh ginger and lemon juice are also added to make it spicy and peppery. Serving Abgoosht has a special custom. First the broth is poured in a bowl and served with small pieces of bread soaked in it called, Tileet. Then the remaining ingredients such as potatoes, beans, chickpeas and lamb are mashed up to a mashed-potato type consistency and served separately alongside with the broth. Sangak bread is an excellent choice of bread to serve with abgoosht.

Iranian Foods Noodle Soup | What to eat in Malayer

Iranian Food- Sour Noodle Soup

Aush reshteh | Sour Noodle Soup

Malayer noodle soup is cooked like the famous Iranian noodle soup, but wheat bulgur and various dried fruits are also added to its composition. When serving the soup, it is eaten with vinegar or grape juice and has a sour taste.

Iranian Food- Fruit Soup

Fruit Soup

Fruit soup is one of the most popular soups in Malayer city of Iran. This soup is prepared from the shinbone of sheep, vegetables, various legumes and dried fruits, and some grape juice is added to it when served. This local soup has a sour and salty taste, and its other names are nut soup and sour soup.

Iranian Food- Patle Polow

Patle Polow

Patle Polow is one of the most traditional dishes of Malayer city, which is usually cooked in winter. The patle is ground-wheat and polow in farsi means rice, so patle polow is a type of cooked rice. Patle is the main ingredient of this energy-rich food. Wheat groats, rice, walnuts, and raisins are used to prepare patle polow. This rice, which is one of the famous dishes of Malayer, is very suitable for vegetarians.

Iranian Food- Halwa Maqzi

Halwa Maqzi

Halwa Maqzi, which is registered in the list of intangible heritage of the Iran, is prepared from grape juice, walnut and sesame. It is one of the traditional dishes of Malayer.

Iranian Food- Fatir Bread

Fatir Bread

Fatir is a traditional type of sweet bread that has long been baked in Iran, either for breakfast or as an afternoon snack. This bread is very famous in regions such as Arak, Astara, Turkmen Sahara and Malayer of Iran. Fatir which is very similar to Shirmal bread, its main ingredients are flour, eggs and sugar. To cook it, flour is mixed with milk, sugar, cardamom and rose water. Then is kneaded until it becomes a paste. The beaten egg yolk is rubbed on it with a brush, a little sesame is sprinkled on it, and finally it is placed in the oven. Fatir is a bread whose dough is not brewed.