Borani

Borani is the name of a type of Persian appetizer or side dish that consists of yogurt combined with vegetables such as spinach, eggplant, beets, or celery and spices such as cinnamon, saffron and mint along with salt, pepper, onion, garlic and lime juice.

The food was named after the Sassanid queen Pourandokht ( Boran ) for which it was developed because of their fondness for yogurt. From initially Pourani the term Borani developed.