The Kalle Pache Journal
Guides, culture and kitchen notes from Dubai’s home of traditional kalle pache — brain, tongue, trotters and slow-simmered broth.
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Recipe · 7 min read How to Make Adas Polo (Persian Lentil Rice) Make adas polo, the sweet-savoury Persian lentil rice with fried raisins, dates and cinnamon. Full halal ingredients, quantities and a step-by-step method. -
Recipe · 7 min read How to Make Loobia Polo: Persian Green Bean & Meat Rice How to make loobia polo: green beans and spiced lamb or beef with tomato and cinnamon, folded through basmati and steamed with a crisp tahdig. Full recipe. -
Recipe · 7 min read How to Make Khoresh Bademjan (Persian Eggplant Stew) Learn to make khoresh bademjan, the Persian lamb and eggplant stew, with the frying trick that keeps every slice whole — real quantities and clear steps. -
Recipe · 7 min read How to Make Baghali Polo ba Mahiche (Dill Rice with Braised Lamb Shank) Step-by-step baghali polo ba mahiche: fluffy dill and fava-bean rice with slow-braised lamb shank that falls off the bone, plus tahdig tips. -
Recipe · 7 min read How to Make Tahchin: The Persian Saffron Rice Cake A real Persian tahchin recipe: parboiled rice bound with saffron, yogurt and egg, layered with chicken or lamb and baked to a deep golden crust. -
Menu Guide · 7 min read Kalle Pache Platters Explained: Single, Double, Full and the Khan's Platter Kalle pache platters at Shaun the Sheep, Dubai: exactly what the Single, Double, Full and six-person Khan's Platter include, and which to pick for your group. - Menu Guide · 6 min read Sangak vs Special Sangak: What's the Difference on Our Menu? Sangak vs special sangak: the same stone-baked loaf, but special sangak is topped with sesame and nigella — which to order with kalle pache in Dubai?
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Recipe · 6 min read How to Make Persian Lemonade (Sharbat) at Home Make Persian lemonade (sharbat) at home with fresh lime, mint and rosewater. Easy recipe and sweet-sour balance. Served cold at Shaun the Sheep, Dubai. - Menu Guide · 7 min read Kalle Pache or Dizi: Which Should You Order From Us? Kalle pache or dizi (abgoosht)? A practical guide to choosing between our two slow-cooked lamb classics in Dubai — who each suits, how each eats, open 24/7.
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Menu Guide · 6 min read Which Kalle Pache Single Should You Order? A Guide to Every Part Brain, tongue, trotters or cheek? A plain guide to which kalle pache single to order in Dubai — for first-timers, offal-lovers and gym-goers. Open 24/7. - Food Culture · 6 min read Tilit: The Persian Ritual of Bread Soaked in Kalle Pache Broth Tilit is the Persian art of soaking torn sangak in hot kalle pache broth. What it is, the best bread, how long to soak, and the order to eat it.
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Local Guide · 6 min read Kalle Pache Delivery to Discovery Gardens, The Gardens and Ibn Battuta Hot Tehran-style kalle pache delivered to Discovery Gardens, The Gardens and around Ibn Battuta, 24/7, from one Jumeirah 1 kitchen. Free over AED 300. - Local Guide · 6 min read Kalle Pache Delivery to Mirdif and Al Warqa Hot Tehran-style kalle pache delivered to Mirdif and Al Warqa, eastern Dubai's quiet villa suburbs, 24/7 from one Jumeirah 1 kitchen. Free over AED 300.
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Local Guide · 6 min read Kalle Pache Delivery to Palm Jumeirah: Fronds, Trunk and Hotels Hot Tehran-style kalle pache to Palm Jumeirah — frond villas, trunk apartments, crescent hotels — 24/7 from one Jumeirah 1 kitchen. Free over AED 300. - Recipe · 7 min read How to Make Persian Chelo: Fluffy Steamed Rice with a Golden Tahdig How to make chelo, the fluffy Persian rice under every stew: rinse and soak basmati, parboil, drain, then steam (dam) for separate grains and a golden tahdig.
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Recipe · 7 min read How to Make Shirazi Salad: The Simple Persian Chopped Salad How to make Shirazi salad: chopped cucumber, tomato and onion with lime or verjuice and dried mint. Ratios, the fine dice and when to dress so it stays crisp. -
Recipe · 7 min read How to Make Mirza Ghasemi: Smoky Persian Eggplant and Egg Real Gilaki mirza ghasemi recipe: smoky char-grilled eggplant mashed with garlic, tomato, turmeric and egg. How to get the smoke and what to serve with it. - Recipe · 7 min read How to Make Kashk-e Bademjan: The Persian Eggplant and Whey Dip A step-by-step kashk-e bademjan recipe — soft eggplant mashed with garlic, fried onion, kashk and mint oil, topped with walnuts. Plus honest kashk substitutes.
- Recipe · 7 min read How to Make Kuku Sabzi: The Green Persian Herb Frittata A real kuku sabzi recipe: the herb-to-egg ratio, walnuts and barberries, fried or baked — plus how to keep it green, set and not greasy for Nowruz.
- Recipe · 7 min read How to Make Zereshk Polo ba Morgh (Persian Barberry Rice with Saffron Chicken) A tested recipe for zereshk polo ba morgh: fluffy saffron rice with tart buttered barberries and saffron-tomato chicken. Real quantities, step-by-step method.
- Recipe · 7 min read How to Make Gheime (Gheymeh): Persian Split-Pea and Lamb Stew Authentic gheime (gheymeh) recipe: yellow split peas, lamb, dried lime and turmeric, topped with crispy shoestring fries, and how to keep the peas whole.
- Recipe · 7 min read How to Make Fesenjan: Persian Walnut and Pomegranate Stew A real Persian fesenjan recipe: toasted walnuts and pomegranate molasses slow-cooked with chicken until dark and glossy. Full method and sweet-sour tips.
- Recipe · 7 min read How to Make Ghormeh Sabzi: Iran's National Herb Stew A real ghormeh sabzi recipe: fry the herbs dark for deep colour, balance dried-lime sourness with fenugreek, then simmer lamb and kidney beans over chelo.
- Comparison · 7 min read Kalle Pache vs Mexican Menudo: Two Great Dawn Broths Persian kalle pache vs Mexican menudo: lamb head and trotters vs beef tripe and hominy — two restorative dawn broths. Eat kalle pache in Dubai, 24/7.
