Persian Cooking Online with Mab (Winter) (Live Online)

Learn Mab's secrets to making aloo morgh-e beround-e Parvin joonam (a rich and fragrant chicken dish) paired with kateh polo zafran ba tahdig sibzamini (saffron spiced rice with a potato crisp)!Our online classes are designed to be special, meaningful opportunities to share cooking, culture, and connection--just like our real life experiences. We want you to cook along, and we promise there will be plenty of time for questions, conversation, and stories. It will all end with a virtual dinner party where you'll get to share in the fruits of your labor, apart, but together!In this 2.5 hour interactive online experience Mab will guide you through making two of her family recipes. First Mab will show you how to prepare aloo morgh-e beround-e Parvin joonam (a rich and fragrant chicken dish made with onions, prunes, saffron, rosewater, cumin, turmeric, and cinnamon). You will also learn how to make kateh polo zafran ba tahdig sibzamini (perfectly steamed saffron rice with a crispy potato tahdig)..Here’s how it works:After registration you’ll receive an email with the Zoom link, shopping list, equipment list, and recipe packet.At the scheduled time of your class, you’ll click on the Zoom link and join your class live! Afterwards, you will receive a link to a video recording of your class that you can revisit at your leisure.Shopping List for This Class1/4 teaspoon/.50g saffron threads4 ice cube1 cup dried prunes9-11 tablespoons neutral oil2 large or 3 medium onions1 teaspoon turmeric4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs (about 1 lb)2 teaspoons fine salt2 tablespoons ghee1 tablespoon cumin seeds1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 tablespoon rose water1 ½ cups long grain white basmati rice8 small yellow/Yukon potatoesFresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs (for serving)Fresh cilantro sprigs (for serving)Scallions (for serving)Radishes (for serving)All Online cooking classes include interactive cooking instruction, a virtual dinner party, a packet with the instructor's family recipes, and a video recording of the class. Since the price is per device, feel free to invite your partner, kids, or roommates to join!