An Indian & An Iranian Swap Meals for 24hrs

It's time for another exciting food swap! This time it's Indian x Iranian food and we have special guest Vishal from BuzzFeedIndia swapping with Sepi! Let's see how they do! 🇮🇳🇮🇷
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[@itshellosepi]

This was filmed last summer believe it or not! What a fun video I enjoyed making these delicious delights. Thank you Vishal for introducing me ☺️ And please everyone please help be our voice for those in Iran ♥️ Woman, Life, Freedom. Some articles have been linked in the description. Thank you!

[@vishallangthasa1802]

Loved every dish in this!!!!!

[@archit2894]

Support to all the Iranian women who fighting the clutches of their captivators and discrimination🇮🇳🇮🇷

[@mousumikhatun9775]

My two favourite people in a single video, r u kidding me?🥰 (screaming inside).

[@underrated4204]

Sepi u asked him to make faloodeh shirazi but he made faloodeh yazdi 🤣

[@harpreetbajwa1349]

All our love and prayers to our courageous sisters in iran.... we have you in our thoughts everyday... lots of love... Woman.Life.Freedom ❤️❤️

[@Rhea936]

I'm Indian and I love Faloodeh which we call falooda here. We use milk in it, add some kulfi (an Indian kind of ice-cream) and different flavour variations and it tastes amazing!

[@lubnaansari3066]

Yeah that indians have got from Persians and arabs like millions of other things from biryani to curry to clothes, monuments and language.

[@qytj1182]

It's not the same thing though I absolutely adore both - the origins of falooda go back to Iran where the similar dessert faloodeh was

[@noone-zl2di]

@@lubnaansari3066 🤯🤯🤯 Yes bro, everything good in india originated from Arab and Persia. Savage indians didn't had a language and used to communicate through sign language before arrival of Persians and Arabs. The spices used for curry also magically appeared in south India after the arrival of great Persians and Arabs. Earlier savage and uncultured indians used to live in forests then Persian and Arabs came and took pity on poor Indians and gave them monuments.

[@Mayfan44]

@@lubnaansari3066 chill out paki. Yes India is influenced from Iran and middle east and central asia but India is one of the oldest civilizations of its own. India has one of the oldest languages, religions, inventions, literatures, discoveries in astrologers and astronomy, etc. Think twice before you Pakistanis mindlessly comment shit out of hatred. Stop harbouring so much hatred towards another country that your country starts dooming.

[@lubnaansari3066]

@@Mayfan44 Lol this shows how dumb you indians have became because of your world-renowned nonsense media that you think every person that will speak truth will be a Paki. I'm not from Pakistan nor care about that country. There's no denying that Indians have got one of the most oldest culture and civilization but that has nothing to do with current world. No one really care about it, nor your own country people. How many of you really talk in sanskrit? But almost everyone who speaks hindi, speaks thousands of persian and arabic words on a daily basis which they have no idea that it has nothing to with their culture. I know it's hard to accept especially in this hateful time of Modi😂

[@sayanidas2375]

Vishal letting Sepi cook payeokh just lifted my mood cause as someone who is born brought up and still living in Assam it's my favourite dessert @Vishal I love you.

[@rijuwanahaque8054]

❤️

[@adityanath3570]

It totally caught me off guard. I had to rewind a few seconds and check again whether I heard it right or not.

[@sibanibora5377]

I was about to comment this❤.

[@krysdekel]

Vishal is a WHOLE VIBE.

[@liloistheendiahater]

HES SO GOOD AT DANCING LIKE

[@liloistheendiahater]

A COW 🐄

[@shrutiraina7059]

He's the most hilarious and relatable in the BuzzFeed India team

[@nobody-ei4yp]

@@liloistheendiahater Wth

[@rachitborkar]

@@liloistheendiahater are you blint?

[@justanotherupscaspirant8837]

The best part about these dishes, which westerners need to know, is that they are completely customisable. After a bit of practice, you can easily increase or decrease, and even add or subtract the spices depending on age, taste and preference. For example, this curry might be too spicy for a child or grandparent, but personally I'd pre mix the spices in a bit of water first, let it sit for a while, and then cook it with the onions in the oil to release more flavour. You don't need to go all Jamie Oliver on this, but don't be afraid to experiment a little with the food, that's not cultural appropriation, it's cultural appreciation and we love you for it. You might even create some amazing fusion foods

[@g.3581]

Yes that is true. In my country we were part of ancient Indians come here so now we eat pickled vegetables we call atchara and eat the puto rice cake like the Tamils. Greetings from Philippines 😍

[@khyatimanchoudhury1783]

Dont be jamie oliver also dont be so stiff like uncle roger lol

[@justanotherupscaspirant8837]

@@khyatimanchoudhury1783 Exactly. But then Uncle Roger is picky for comedic purposes. Jamie Oliver is just pure crazy

[@khyatimanchoudhury1783]

@@justanotherupscaspirant8837 well Oliver is getting a hell lotta clout for that so maybe he's doing it intentionally

[@ryana-6762]

As an Iranian I quite like Indian food, I'm amazed she didn't say how similar South Iranian food is similar and spicy to Indian/Pakistani food

[@Marco-iy7lt]

It's like my house. My mother is Indian and my father is Iranian. ❤

[@AC-qo8oq]

That’s a tough Persian meal to make. Great for the first go!

[@historyandmore9555]

I'm from Mumbai and whenever I get time I go to the Southern part of the town and thoroughly enjoy the parsi food there, authentically and locally made by our zoroastrian brothers and sisters🧡🧡

[@deemattina6234]

Nice. Those were both fun. I even liked how they both had to pivot when they didn't have the right ingredient.

[@okaypiggy6437]

BassMATHEE not BAZZMATI I’m dead 💀💀💀💀

[@emmajanemarsh9405]

I loved the saucepans and bowls he has!! But I know I'd be burning myself all the time 😂😂😂

[@aayushivasnik]

they're quite common in india, we have a separate tool to lift/hold these pans while cooking lol

[@unwindyourmind-soundsandst5636]

Love this! Nothing better than trying a new cuisine! Love their energy as well, Vishal had me giggling along!

[@parnian_4140]

Thank you. Our people in Iran are now facing the dictator executing our young ones and we need others to be our voice and tell the world the goverment crimes and cruelness. This saturday they executed 2 of our people and planning to execute even more. They've left us in deep sorrow and anger. Please be our voice. Women, Life, Freedom.

[@perthyren601]

It makes me happy to see the pleasure they feel for each others recipe, inspiring !!!

[@srockerrr]

I really enjoyed this. Sepi and Vishal are really funny people. Will try some of these recipes! Thanks for great content 😄

[@aditibashyas3565]

That egg curry looks so easy..gonna make it tomorrow ✨✨🤌🤌

[@hskskneksms3506]

What is curry yr.... U want to correct it and tell them .... U r spreading wrong information......

[@1rkhachatryan]

Hi guys, just a thought but would love more interaction between you guys in the vids, even just you guys being on video together while introducing the foods to each other and then a wrap up at the end where you talk about what you liked or disliked would be great :).

[@UpasanaDeka]

6:30 Him saying "emotions bur ulai pore maane" 🤌🏼 ahh that Assamese touch 🤌🏼❤️

[@Moondragon1821]

I've literally never had curry before, but DAMN do I want to try that egg curry.

[@claudiavarghese9247]

Curry is a whole new world haha

[@Rose-jz6sx]

You've never had any curry?? Where do you live? Curry is such a wide variety of foods! And egg curries are fantastic definitely try it if you can

[@lesmercredis]

Try it -- but make sure your first time is from someone/somewhere who makes it well (ie/ don't start by making it yourself). If you're worried about the spice intensity, start with curries made from the West Indies (Trinidad, Jamaica, etc) before moving onto those from the east. No matter what though, curry in all forms is delicious!

[@yasiem6245]

Egg curries are so tasty. Try it. You won't regret it

[@ssal9276]

As an Indian, had never even heard of that dessert 'payakh' 💀 shows how diverse India really is lol

[@NoRiceToEat]

Verrrrryyyyy 💀🤌🏻

[@shubhankardasgupta4777]

that the Assamese version of which we Bengalis call, "PAYESH" which is "Paisam" in South India.

[@guardrover]

Basically kheer bro

[@deBrawnyo]

Payakh is the same as kheer, Us Assamese call it payakh or kheer interchangeably.

[@curiousmonk7990]

same dish diff names

[@ashutoshsharma-qk8yx]

Faloodah is very famous in India! You can find in it in any city 😁

[@bibekkhersa4368]

It feels so good to see you brother doing amazing stuffs.keep it up brother😊

[@Anonymously_yoursupporter]

That bah bah😩❤️😂bah bah! He's totally enjoying it! Our Assamese baah baah

[@arie_rogers87]

I want to try both of these dishes. They look amazing. 😍 the deserts too.

[@liloistheendiahater]

You can try IN but make sure to examine using a micro microscope 🔬

[@joeyvoyles5548]

Sepi seems like she would be so fun to hangout with!

[@sarang.chavan]

Falooda is so popular in India, isnt it literally a common indin street food?!

[@mrgyani]

I need to try it. Never had it in my life. Although seen it at many places.

[@rahilmalhotra001]

Its not a native Indian dish. It came from Persia

[@aadtie5633]

Yeah but both had some variations and it definitely is because of the regional change Indians made additions to it with whatever went well with it.

[@ashaypallav4158]

To make Indian Falooda, You need Sabza Seeds, Vermicelli Noodles, Rooh Afza Syrup, Ice Cream, Dry Fruits and Milk. Mix them and you're done. (Thank me later 😁)

[@ashaypallav4158]

You can add toppings according to your likings...

[@Pankaj__Solanki]

during childhood, i have eaten the falooda, with same recipe as in this video, especially in local mela. but nowadays we got kulfi falooda. i miss that simple rose flavour falooda.

[@princ3sstofu]

You both have a version of faloodeh!!! This has to be one of my favorite ep haha love this!! Next time you gotta try that with dry lime though, it is not so much about the sourness in my opinion but there is like a unique bitterness and smell that come with that.

[@amphurongpipi3756]

If he was in his home state he could have got the preserved lime to cook with. Lime preserved in plain salt is common in Assam. We preserved it for more than 10 years n it never gets spoiled. The aroma of preserved lime is awesome. I use it for flavouring my mutton dish.

[@ethereall8763]

As a Kashmiri, we get the best of both worlds.

[@eleaina444]

i wna try making kashmiri food. what r some easy stuff to make

[@thatskindasustho-3128]

Yes really we do

[@ethereall8763]

@@eleaina444 vegetarian or any?

[@roroaesthetics5529]

@@ethereall8763 please tell me some kashmiri chicken recipes

[@roroaesthetics5529]

@@ethereall8763 down to try every single kashmiri recipes, please tell me what you eat in your daily basis

[@lizbetzee7584]

Vishal you re a pretty man 😅 lol esp your facial structure love from Nigeria 🇳🇬

[@QuixoticWeetzie]

omg that egg curry looked so good!!! I need to try that!

[@NoRiceToEat]

The Faloodah you get in India is totally different lol We add so much to it 😂 Icecream and dry fruits and what not

[@aadtie5633]

And I absolutely hate all that combination So chaotic

[@Ok-up7ty]

Indian and Iranian Persian food are very similar. Love Iran. Iran zindaabd from India Hindustan

[@imurbegum7864]

Kuch bhi...pata bhi hain kya iranian cuisine is no longer iranian ...it is mostly turkic

[@imurbegum7864]

@@arshiashahbazpour9933 I'm talking about turkic turkoman food...not turkish food ... go learn about it first

[@arshiashahbazpour9933]

@@imurbegum7864 as far as i know turkey is considered a turkic country, But even with turkoman food I can't find any similarities at all. Each region of iran, has tens of dishes specific to them and as you get further from the east-northern and west-northern border the difference in cuisine becomes more and more distinct.

[@imurbegum7864]

@@arshiashahbazpour9933 Turan ...only thing left of iran is perhaps their language...the food is turanic ( not turkoman)

[@arshiashahbazpour9933]

@@imurbegum7864 well your comment mentioned turkomans so i went with that. And i highly doubt that a cuisine can not only retain itself for so long but also influence the many other groups living in the region. Iranian culture is a lot more diverse than you think, as a Iranian i probably haven't even heard of hundreds of dishes they make throughout Iran.

[@Lktravel1]

In Punjab we call it Kheer, in Farsi Shir Berenj, slightly different no bay leafs but super delicious! Also the egg curry is not something we make up north either, we’d go for mutton / lamb 😁 Falooda with a scoop of Kulfi (Indian condensed ice cream) Is the best

[@prashanthkamath7437]

Down south we do not use bay leaves. We use saffron for flavour. We use rice only or Sabudana only or at times both together. We do shallow fry the cashews and resins a bit in ghee.

[@shikhamonideka5305]

The Paayookh though ❤️ I am an Assamese and I stay away from my home but when I visit my mom always greet me with Paayookh and let me go with Paayookh again . ❤️

[@willcookmakeup]

Gheymeh is by far my favorite food of all time. And tahdig. So so delicious

[@Cantetinza17]

Both look great! I would love to make both of the first meals. The desserts, I'd probably bypass because I'm not a dessert type person.

[@mahiiii97]

oh thank this is amazing❤

[@liloistheendiahater]

🐮

[@elleB324]

You need to start posting links to the recipes underneath these food swap vids. So that we can make the dishes too! I mean, nothing is stopping us from googling the recipes, but it would be nice to have them here under the vid? 😎

[@whatislife1012]

My Dad came from Tamil Nadu so he would put a bit of creamed cocnut in the egg curry, FANTASTIC! I love the Khoresh Gehmeh, its like DAAL GHOSHT❤

[@Balnazzari]

vishal was so charming, very good to watch

[@yangerjamir0906]

Happy to see Vishal in a bigger platform.

[@grayday5177]

This video rocks. I will be trying that rice dessert!!

[@grayday5177]

These desserts are mind blowing!!!

[@rajyadav7925]

Two great food cultures together.. Such a delight 😍

[@nexxar2361]

this was great but it wasn’t really a diet swap, more like a meal swap. It’s more fun when they swap complete diets for one day, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. 😊

[@qytj1182]

as a fellow persian i gotta thank Sepi for reppin! Faloodeh is absolutely amazing👌and my fave in Iran, I always have it icy nicey with a pop o lime and now I am craving it with some saffron pistachio bastani sandwhich on the side 😋 all the meals are amazing but that's a given with both Iranian and Indian cuisines. Also Vishals gheymeh looked really good for first time, I agree it's such a warming hearty dish

[@aryanhassan4659]

Indian falooda is also very common and is quite delicious

[@ionagiles6488]

I love these 2! 😊

[@laosbazinga9683]

Your vibes are immaculate! I enjoyed this video so much ❤️

[@thelilshareofparadise2203]

bro brought all the scratched pans to the show

[@krysdekel]

Bah Bah! Bah Bah! I will be saying this after every delicious thing I eat. 🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@nostalgia545]

The way he said it too was just so funny

[@itshellosepi]

hahaha I love this! I taught Vishal a typical Persian way of expressing your love for something when eating food ~ Bah Bah was exactly what I say! 😂 I think Vishal did an A+ job of captivating the emotion!

[@kumu1963]

@@itshellosepi lmao we Bengalis say the same thing when we appreciate anything !!

[@krysdekel]

@@itshellosepi I love that!!! ♥️

[@krysdekel]

@@itshellosepi and yes, he did it so well! Lol

[@Varsha_Shrivastava]

Vishal Is....Vishal he gives so much main character Vibe .....❤❤ Love him..I have watched him so much from BfIndia And Sepi seems so humble and savage at the same Time lol😂😂😅

[@TheBLGL]

Two of my favorite cuisines, can’t wait to try the egg masala.

[@birinaL]

I was waiting for Assamese...dish 🙂rocking... love all d dishes, I will cook the Iranian dish fr sure

[@eillishb6481]

Aah vishal tasting curry and daal and chawal like that is indian staple so why you have never tasted something like that before I am amazed

[@VARMOT123]

Persian cuisine and architecture had a lot of influence in the central indian deccani region especially Hyderabad City

[@THEKNI8]

cuz the Mughals brought Persian culture and food into india and it got blended in indian culture...

[@quiet7632]

They also had a lot of influence from Bharat due to the Silk Road trade route.

[@SodiumSyndicate]

Persian cuisine itself is influenced by ancient Indian spices, rice etc. Persians always use ONLY basmati rice from India - they never had rice there.

[@CurbYourEnthusiasm65]

@@SodiumSyndicate Ancient Iranian cuisine was influenced by other Iranic empires such as Media and Lydia which are situated in Caucasus eastern Mediterranean Asia minor nothing to do with south Asian cuisine. Iran, especially northern Iran we have great quality rice, and in Iran, if you give your guests Indian or Pakistani rice is considered a great insult

[@CurbYourEnthusiasm65]

@@SodiumSyndicate And by the way, Iranians ruled over northwest India for two centuries so we influenced you not the other way around

[@ArabianKnight63]

No way they nailed their receipes, but their spice game is high

[@Dluvcat]

The lamb dish is what we call dal gosht in Rajasthan. I have seen my Shia friends calling it their cuisine.

[@breannajones2567]

These dishes look awesome! Are you both going to make your recipes available?

[@lolyx9133]

Emotion bur olai pore maneeee got me rollin in the floor!!!

[@asirnewazkhan4172]

Isn't this the awesome editor from Jolly? Love her

[@awibs57]

As an Iranian who thought I was "figuring out" how to make Indian food from rough guesstimates and online recipies i treated more like lists of ingredients..................... no, I am totally just making fusion Iranian food with some hot chilis in it and way too many herbs all over the end. Also, I have served ghemieh to acquaintances from India and they said it was very similar to a dish from the north, where dishes are less hot-spicy and more savoury-forward. I wish i remembered exactly which state they were from that they said this.

[@queenhazarika]

‘Payokh’? God !!! That was music to my ears. Nerrrribbaah 🤘❤️

[@petzIndiadotcom]

My guy forgot to tell her to fry the raisins and cashews in ghee till they get golden.

[@what_the_heck_101]

Assamese payakh,, Is similar to north Indian dessert "kheer" , and south Indian dessert "payasam" It means, in whole India we have same dish with different names and little bit of variations with ingredients ,,

[@nardspirit]

Payokh for life, an emotional thing for any Assamese.

[@misbahailia3345]

I'm Pakistani, and that Kameh looks 👌 beautiful Masha'Allah. Plus I didn't know iranis had their own version of falooda, "faloodeh" its one of my faves. 😍

[@qytj1182]

It's cool you guys have your own version of faloodeh! falooda is actually derived from our icey faloodeh by indo persian mughal Kings :) i love both

[@liloistheendiahater]

Poor

[@Lyallpuriya]

@@liloistheendiahater Poopjeet

[@Lyallpuriya]

@@tanyasharma3723 Sita randi Ram Gandu Shiva madarchod Hanuman Chutiya Kali gashti Vishnu di pen di siri Bhagwa ki maa ki Chuut Saray Hinduon ki maa ko Lun

[@paritoshthapliyal1520]

@@qytj1182 mughal was indo persian?where u learn ur history from?madrasa?babar was a turk born in uzbekistan..he braught some persian elements during his rule he was far from persian.

[@asura2600]

I'm from north india, we call rice baranj too & we call shir as kheer, I'm amazed.

[@Ilikefrogs..]

Love this video! I want to try all of these ❤

[@lani6647]

The “Payokh” looks like what we call “Kheer” where I live. I love that it’s apparently called Sheer Berenj In Iran, because “Ksheer” is one of the Sanskrit words for “Milk” (and the root word for “Kheer”, as we call this dish here}! Im guessing Berenj either means “sweet” or “rice”. Or both. What an interesting Indo Aryan language tidbit.

[@bahars305]

You're right berenj means rice

[@tannazdolatshahi5142]

Curry powder in gheime? I’ve never heard of that before…

[@mancunian9213]

From korean englishman to Buzzfeed, lovely to see sepi again.

[@taelivision7973]

Hosake payekh khale emotions bur ulai ahe 😂❤️

[@sheenkhanna]

The message in the beginning🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@thestraltheundead4093]

I am a bit shocked that he didnt fre the eggs for egg curry apart from that my mum would be very proud.

[@basmah28]

Irani food is the best! Great effort at the gheymeh and tahdig...NOT the easiest dishes to cook!

[@_vi0lina._]

Vishal being our very own Assamese representative ♥️

[@learnurduwithsara1068]

Love My Irani restaurants but they serve tahdig at closing time as they make a big pot and can't serve it unless all the polao is gone. So I usually have to wait for it.

[@Rayan-qy8mg]

I very much appreciate the beginning of the video, thank you ❤ Woman life freedom✊

[@Smor1195]

I am Iranian and so sorry to say that this is not a good looking Gheimeh. I bet you would go crazy if you eat the REAL IRANIAN GHEIMEH. It should not be so watery as this one. Good try though 😊

[@Jinssoysauce]

wait wasn't SEPI in the JOLLY youtube channel TEAM?????? i loved her when did she leave for BuzzFeed omg

[@e.j.egamer5774]

0:05 thanks for the mention...

[@Heedy770]

omggg I LOVE them sooo muchh!!!

[@popsicles2294]

That egg curry!!!!! I'm gonna make it 😭

[@roxanne_s2939]

Falloodeh in a hot day, heats different, out of this world, just amazing

[@punwatchesstuff]

Finally, two GREAT cultures with great FOOD

[@aryanpant4764]

That roti looked dry lol

[@caspersbestfriend]

The food looks good!

[@ching2443]

Joha rice smell is something to die for

[@priyankashivam5304]

Love from Assam ❤️

[@xormadarsuali]

Emotions bur ulai pore mane😹👌

[@zijing9548]

The message at the beginning, before the video starts is VERY important. The people in Iran really need help, please be our voice 🙏 😢

[@neerazsharma6]

Bro you need to stir fry the boiled eggs with a pinch of turmeric and red chilly . The curry tastes twice as good just because of that . And also one egg yolk in the gravy .

[@deepeshbhosale2933]

Nice collaboration

[@chiranjibihasnu4910]

Oi Vishal, you should've taught her to cook khaarie 😂😂 and Daono Hon 😂

[@sumaiyyafathima7255]

The falooda Vishal cooked was 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 water n noodles

[@smollilbean]

3:13 bruh those rotis giving me PTSD💀

[@asemanh4908]

Soooo interesting ❤

[@pouriaabadsafian]

WHY WAS VISHAL GOBBLING UNFROZEN FALOODEH? It's delicious when melted to be fair 😋 but it's supposed to served frozen, like sorbet!

[@lazyninja4646]

Y'all don't add any ice cream or condensed milk in faloodeh ? Because here in india even we have faloodah but it has ice cream condensed milk those wormy noodles Rose syrup and few cashew nuts and raisins

[@pouriaabadsafian]

@@lazyninja4646 yep, it’s purely rose water syrup based in Iran, but I’ve tried the Indian version and its just as delicious!

[@lazyninja4646]

@@pouriaabadsafian i need to try the Iranian version then 😋

[@mmehta7767]

@@lazyninja4646 exactly i hv never imagined faloodha without kulfi

[@DarkAngel11383]

@@lazyninja4646 we don't mix it with ice cream but we sometimes eat faloodeh with it