To help us learn more about Persian (a.k.a. Iranian) food, we turned to culinary authority Najmieh Batmanglij. In addition to insight on Persian culinary traditions, she provided us with recipes from her book New Food of Life.

  • Yield: 2 drinks
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Total: Under 5 mins 
  • Active: Under 5 mins 

Ingredients (5)

  • 1 cup whole-milk yogurt, well beaten
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint or a dash of dried mint flakes, crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups club soda or spring water, chilled

Instructions

  1. Pour yogurt, mint, salt, and pepper into a pitcher. Stir well.
  2. Add club soda or spring water gradually, stirring constantly. Add 3 or 4 ice cubes and mix again.
  3. Serve chilled. Nush-e-Jan!