Persian cooking: recipes · Abgoosht & dizi: pot dishes

Bozbash بزباش

Abgoosht with herbs and red beans from Azerbaijan, similar to ghormeh sabzi but as a soup.

⏱ 180 min

Ingredients

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  • 900 g lamb shoulder, in pieces
  • 225 g pinto beans (soaked overnight)
  • 3 onions
  • 1½ tsp turmeric
  • 4½ bunch mixed herbs (parsley, coriander, dill, leek)
  • 3 waxy potatoes
  • 4½ dried limes (limoo amani)
  • 6 tbsp oil
  • salt (to taste)
  • black pepper (to taste)

Method

  1. Simmer the meat, beans, onions and turmeric with 2 l water for 2 hours.
  2. Finely chop the herbs and fry in the oil for 15 minutes.
  3. Add the herbs, diced potatoes and pierced limes and simmer for 45 minutes.
  4. Season and serve like dizi with bread.