Tasty Travel Tuesday - JEWELED BASMATI RICE PILAF PERSIAN STYLE - Food Photo Shoot

in #photography8 years ago

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I attempted to make this dish as authentic as possible. I did a fair amount of research before starting. Any Persians out there, I welcome your criticism.

I prepared this dish as a side to some Saffron Lamb. The lamb was prepared by a friend of mine. We had pre-planned a Persian themed night, and the rice was my contribution.

My friend has been to Iran, and he said my dish instantly put him back there.

As always, the RECIPE is available upon request. First request gets an upvote.

ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST.

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That looks beyond delicious... I would absolutely love the recipe for this dish!!
Can you post it? Following you!!

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That dish looks really rice!

ahh, that's funny. My older sister, 'queen of puns,' would love that one

If it tastes only half as good as it looks, it must be gorgeous! Thanks for this wonderful dish, that I can almost smell! Please let me know the receipe, I would like to try it. :)

I posted the recipe in the comments, look above. Thanks so much for the request @pipurilla

Thank you so much!

This post received a 9% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @gringalicious! For more information, click here!

I really like rice pilaf!! I think I know what I will cook for dinner today :) Thanks for sharing!!

Hey @knittybynature, I really appreciate you commenting, thanks so much

wow @gringalicious I feel really hungry watching your post pictures.. how much will 3 plates cost? great post, thanks for sharing and keep it up

Wow, great calculations are due. How much for 3 plates, I will have to think about that

Pls think ASAP @gringalicious cant wait to eat those delicious foods (3 plates isnt it? ).

Please guys I need 100 votes to convert my group of 20000 people into steemit group and allow all people share theire posts there : https://steemit.com/steem/@clixmoney/i-am-helping-steemit-community

That looks great and beautiful plate and photography!

Those are such nice words, thanks so much @lakshmi

Looks very nice

Thanks so much @abudar. You have a new follower

Wow! I don't know anything about Persian Food but this looks absolutely amazing! The colors make the dish so appealing wish I could eat some right now!

I wish I could serve you some right now. Perhaps mail order is in the future. Thanks @dzboston33

Well, if you start doing that you'll have to let me know!

I am so sorry, start doing what?

Looks delicious , i also used to cook chicken biryani but stopped after i become vegetarian!!!

I understand. Thanks so much for commenting @jimmyyrai28

WOW! This food looks exquisitely delicious.

So nice, thanks so much @arnel

You're welcome. Keep on sharing!

Is it delicious?
Spicy?

No, not spicy at all, not even close. Thanks so much for commenting @wallsnow

Pilaf is so amazing, the sweetness combined with the spices brings some perfection.

You are so correct @erikdenoorman. Thanks for commenting

That looks awesome! Is that shredded cocounut on top? Looks so good! Can you post the ingredients when you get the shot?

BTW - you have a new follower :)

Thanks so much for the new follow. Yes, that is shredded coconut, it is awesome

Food looks amazing and the dish is so beautiful.

Looks Delicious..

I am so glad you liked it @gammamind

That looks so good!

I'm feeling me hungry @gringalicious. But here in abu dhabi we openly eat biryani rice their using basmati rice. But the looks if the food its different in biryaniand looks delicious. Upvote and follow you

That is so nice, thanks so much @crisgogar

Thanks for sharing! It looks yummy!! You really make me feel hungry!!

That's what I do, make people hungry. Thanks for commenting @tonik

Oooolala very tasty dishes there. You must be a pro. Good stuff!! I'm following you

thanks so much @yonny. Cool name by the way

Great pop of yellow color on the saffron rice. I like the 2nd to last photo right above your camera specs the best. Keep shooting!

Oh, that's awesome. I think you are the first to ever tell me a specific photo. I do that all the time to others, but your the first for me. Thanks so much for commenting @lbrt

You're welcome! I always love specific feedback myself because that's the only way you improve.

This looks delicious! I am now curious what other dishes there are in the Iranian cuisine :)

Yes, me too. This was a lot of fun to research and to actually execute. If I had more time, I would seek more. thanks for commenting @irreverent-dan

this plate looks ancient, I can imagine what the lamb looked like :)

It is ancient, I believe the Persians are one of the oldest cultures. Or, were you talking about the actual plate?

The actual plate actually :D

That's funny. Made for great comment, thanks so much

That looks delicious as always! Well done @gringalicious! Which job did you choose in the end? :) Will go to your instagram account now and support you there as well! :) greetings from @traveldict

Oh cool, instagram. I think I will go with the cafe. Thanks so much for commenting @traveldict

That looks mighty fine! Very nice work with the camera. Wow.

That is so kind of you, thanks so much @fronttowardenemy

I'm sure that this dish is divinely tasty)) Have a nice day, good news and happy events. Let on this day, and in all others, the fate will amuse you and will indulge, will be generous to pleasant gifts and unexpected lovely surprises. Let the problems be easily solved, the business will be successful, the soul smiles, and the heart relentlessly rejoices in life.

Very good words @sokoloffa. Great job on your English. Have a great day!

looking delicious in pictures @gringalicious, will definitely ask my wife to try this at home some time may be with a few Pakistani spice and servings... Thanks for the recipe and the beautiful post...

some Pakistani spice, I want some! Thanks so much for commenting @raja

Amazing food shots!

That's an honor coming from such a good photographer, thanks so much @yetaras

Probably not so good :(

This is the kind of food that I could get situated with and have a few servings of. Wonderfully done @gringalicious :)

Oh yeah, this one is hard to stop at just one. Thanks so much for your continued commenting greatness

I can imagine how good it is. and you are welcome gringa! :)

Great shots, it looks great, @gringalicious!

Thanks so much @lazariko12. How many more days?

I lost a couple of pounds just by looking at the dish, you have my vote ;)

Oh wow, maybe I should give that a try. Thanks for the upvote and for the great comment @funcore

You're like an awesomeness machine. Srsly!

Well, not always, but thanks so much for the awesomeness compliment @condra

that looks so nice! I have to try out one of your recipes with my friends one of these days!

You should definitely give it a shot. Thanks for commenting @v0nd

wow...good and delicious

Looks delicious. Very good job.

Thanks so much @nezaigor. keep up the good work with commenting

😍😍😍 yum! I love your blog so much!

Thanks so much @therawfoodie. You have a new follower