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Rosh Hashana
Saffron Roast Chicken
This Persian chicken will beamed with pride in front of your guests
Oshi Bakhsh (Bukharian Rice With Lamb and Herbs)
Festive rice, rich in herbs, lamb and pomegranates ready for the holiday table
Fesenjan (Persian Chicken With Walnuts and Pomegranate Preserves)
Chef Einat Adomani’s pomegranate preserves gives the deep flavor and the beautiful color to this festive chicken
Classic Apple Cake
The holiday season is exactly the time to pull out the recipe for this classic and wonderful cake that fills the house with the smell of apples and cinnamon
Vegetable Tanzia (Roast Root Vegetables With Dried Fruit and Nuts)
Roasted vegetables, caramelized onions, and dried fruits are topped with roasted almonds, which add a welcome crunch
Smoked Dates Roll
In this riff on the classic date roulade from Asif’s culinary director Chef Ayelet Latovitch, Barhi dates are smoked with herbs.
Shifteh Berenji (Persian Soup with Prune-Stuffed Meatballs)
Chef Ayala Hodak’s recipes for shifteh berenji, a meatball-laden soup, brings together Persian limes, bunches of fresh herbs, and prunes.
Honey Cake
This honey cake from New York baker Zoe Kanan is best made a few days before the holiday. The extra time allows the flavors to come together.
Onion Mahshi (Onions Stuffed With Beef and Rice)
Stuffing onion sleeves requires practice and patience but the reward is well worth it. This recipe comes from a Lebanese Jewish family.
Plum Tart
This plum tart recipe from award-winning cookbook author Joan Nathan makes the most of the short period when Italian plums are in season.
Ingriye (Eggplant With Tomatoes and Beef)
This layered dish of roasted eggplant, tomato, and beef comes from a Iraqi-Jewish cook Annabel Rabiya.
Apple and Date Challah Bread Pudding
This bread pudding from chef Einat Admony brings together two classic Rosh Hashanah flavors, apples and dates, in one dessert.
Ash-e Anar (Pomegranate Soup With Meatballs)
This Persian soup from acclaimed cookbook author Rottem Lieberson is made with tangy pomegranate concentrate, herbs, and meatballs.
Faloodeh Sib (Chilled Apple Drink With Rose Water)
On Rosh Hashanah, Rottem Lieberson’s Persian grandmother Hanom used to serve this cold fresh apple drink with rose water and lemon.
Rose Harissa and Pea Pilau with Crunchy Burnt Onions
A dish from the “Kitchen Hindi” (Baghdadi Jews of India), brought to us by Max Nye. Recommended for Rosh HaShana.
Pantras (Crispy Chicken-Filled Pancakes)
A Rosh HaShana dish from the “Kitchen Hindi” (Baghdadi Jews of India), brought to us by Max Nye.
Carrot Meetha (Sweet Carrots from India)
A Rosh HaShana side dish from the “Kitchen Hindi” (Baghdadi Jews of India).
Mum’s Beef Kofta Curry
A dish from the “Kitchen Hindi” (Baghdadi Jews of India), brought to us by Max Nye.
Beef Cheek Stew With Kidney Beans
Traditional Jewish-Mizrahi dish, for ceremonial blessings in Rosh Hashana (jewish new year) feast.
Apple and Eggplant With Honey and Chili
In the Sephardi and Mizrahi Rosh Hashanah tradition, there is a blessing at the start of the meal that says “May it be a year as sweet as honey.”
Yellow Barhi Dates With Garlic and Herbs
Celebratory Rosh Hashana (jewish new year) dish, bringing foreword the fresh seasonal barhi date.
Beet Salad With Date Honey and Pomegranate Molasses
Traditional Rosh Hashana (jewish new year) upgraded with middle eastern delicacies like pomegranate molasses and date honey.
Whole Fish With Pomegranate Molasses
Festive Rosh Hashana (jewish new year) dish, with pomegranate molasses.
Nuts & Kodoo (Pumpkin Jam) Tart
Festive Rosh Hashana (jewish new year) dessert, made with kodoo (pumpkin jam) and nut cream.