Persian zucchini stew

Name: Persian zucchini stew
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 large zucchini/courgette, peeled and sliced; 200 g lamb, diced; 2 medium onions, chopped; 2 tomatoes; 1 lemon juice or handful Ghooredh (unriped grapes); pinch Persian saffron; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1/2 tsp turmeric; to taste salt and pepper; Vegetable oil

Rozina Dinaa @rozina5

Scotland

Green zucchini/courgette stew is a classic-colourful and flavourful Persian stew ( khoresht). Zucchini is called kadoo in Farsi language. If you think courgettes were boring, you have to try this recipe. It’s cooked in a lemony-tomato sauce along with beautiful spices such as Persian saffron, turmeric, ….
You can make this stew (khoresht) with either beef/lamb or chicken. Lemon juice or Ghooreh ( unripe grapes) gives unique taste to this recipe.
This meal is a lovely, comforting stew that my mother used to cook once a week.

Rozina Dinaa @rozina5

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Ingredients

1large zucchini/courgette, peeled and sliced
200 glamb, diced
2medium onions, chopped
2tomatoes
1lemon juice or handful Ghooredh (unriped grapes)
pinchPersian saffron
2 tbsptomato paste
1/2 tspturmeric
to tastesalt and pepper
Vegetable oil

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In a pot with diced meat, add one of chopped onions and water. Leave to cook until nice and tender.
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In a non-stick pan, drizzle with oil and saute other onion until translucent.
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Cut zucchini lengthwise. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and place them in the pan. Lightly fry.
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Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and place them in the pan. Lightly fry.
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Once meat is ready, add fried onion and sauté for 2-3 minutes.. Mix 1 ½ cups of boiling water with pinch of Persian saffron, turmeric, tomato paste, and lemon juice.
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Seasoning with salt and pepper, mix well and pour in the pot with meat and onion. If you do not like lemon juice, simply add unripe grapes to the stew and let to cook with other ingredients.
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Add fried zucchini slices and tomatoes halves to other ingredients in the pot.
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Cover the pot and cook over medium to low heat until juice reduce.
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Serve khoresht kadoo warm over polo (pilaft) or with flat bread and a salad by the side.
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Rozina Dinaa @rozina5

on March 22, 2018 18:20

Scotland

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