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Stew

Abgoosht Nokhod

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IR0052 Evidence: B — Officially supported Where it is eaten: Eaten across Iran

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Hands-on time
25 min (Estimated)
Plan ahead
8 h
Makes
4 servings (Estimated)
Kind
Stew
Where it is eaten
Eaten across Iran
Serving
400 g

Cooking time is not documented in the source, so it is not shown.

Ingredients

Quantities below make about 4 servings (Estimated)

Quantities and nutrition on this page are estimates unless the source gives measured values.

Plan ahead. Soak dried beans/chickpeas (typically overnight)

How this kind of dish is made

The source documents this dish but not a method specific to it. The steps below describe how dishes of this kind are generally made.

  1. Soak dried beans or chickpeas for several hours, preferably overnight; drain and refresh the water.

  2. Place the meat, legumes, and onion in a pot with water and bring gently to a simmer.

  3. Skim the surface and cook slowly until the ingredients are partly tender.

  4. Add the potatoes, vegetables, tomato, and other listed seasonings and cook until fully soft.

  5. Adjust salt and spices near the end.

  6. Serve the broth separately and mash the solids when that is traditional for the dish.

Cook's notes

Cook the legumes until fully tender without unnecessarily breaking them down. Strongly acidic ingredients and heavy salting are best added after the legumes have begun to soften.

Background

This dish belongs to the broader Iranian culinary repertoire and is prepared across the country with family and regional variations. Its cultural identity is tied more to home tables, gatherings, or everyday cooking than to a single local origin.

Nutrition

Serving: 400 g · Estimated
Energy510 kcal
Protein34 g
Fat20 g
Carbohydrate48 g

Where this comes from

Official documentation strongly supports the dish or geographic attribution, but all recipe fields are not traceable to one dish-specific official recipe page.

Record: IR0052 · Evidence: B (Officially supported)

Open the source page https://visitiran.ir/fa/type/persian-foods