DampokhtakTurmeric rice with lima beans
Dampokhtak is the humble yellow rice of old Tehran households, cooked on weeknights and loved by students for its cheapness. Rice steams with dried baghali beans (lima or broad beans), turmeric and a little dill, and is topped with fried eggs whose runny yolks become the sauce, with a crisp tahdig underneath. Serve it with torshi, yogurt and salad shirazi. Many cooks soak the rice too long and stir it as it cooks, which turns it gluey; rinse it well and leave it alone once the lid is on. Contains egg. Chef's tip: wrap the lid in a tea towel so the steam can't drip back, which is how Persian rice gets its fluffy grains and crisp base.



