My dad is inordinately proud of his “Persian rice” recipe. I think it’s supposed to be this

https://www.themediterraneandish.com/tahdig-recipe-crispy-persian-rice/

But what he makes instead is rice that is somehow simultaneously completely soggy with grease and hardened back into rock pellets. The rice comes with oil-puffed raisins mixed in. Served on top is eggplant that has been deep fried for at least 5 minutes per side and chicken thighs which are first pan fried and then boiled “to make them juicy.” The chicken is boiled with about 3 tablespoons of tomato paste and a sprinkle of turmeric. Otherwise, there appears to be no additional flavoring, not even salt.

The whole construction takes him 3 hours.

And he will pester you while you are choking down this mess if you don’t garnish it with raw onion slices.

Sources with @Malika_Andrews: As the NBA is expected to begin examining online videos circulating of a maskless Kyrie Irving at a family birthday party, there’s no belief that he will return to the Brooklyn Nets lineup this week.

Irving has missed four consecutive games for personal reasons, been ruled out tonight vs. Denver and sources expect him to continue to be sidelined at least through Wednesday (Knicks) and Saturday (Orlando) games.

FULL STORY: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30698732/sources-kyrie-irving-not-expected-rejoin-brooklyn-nets-week-nba-expected-review-maskless-videos?platform=amp&__twitter_impression=true

Source of information used for this Reddit post: https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1349024988754546689?s=19