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Bozbash

A gentle Persian mutton stew from the north-west of Iran: bone-in mutton simmered slowly with chickpeas, onion and dried lime until the meat slips from the bone, finished with potato, saffron and a dusting of dried mint. Eaten with flatbread, the broth soaked up first and the meat and chickpeas mashed at the table.

Mains8g+ fibre
155 min20 prep · 135 cookEasy598 kcalper serving
Bozbash

Instructions

  1. The night before, put 40 g of dried chickpeas in a bowl, cover with plenty of cold water and leave to soak overnight. Drain and rinse them when you start cooking.
  2. Pierce 1 dried lime three or four times with the point of a knife and put it in a cup of warm water to soften for 10 minutes; this stops it turning the broth bitter. Pat 180 g of bone-in mutton dry and season it lightly.
  3. Heat 1 tbsp of sunflower oil in a small heavy pot over a high heat and brown the mutton on all sides for about 5 minutes, until it has a good colour. Lower the heat to medium, add 1 thinly sliced small onion and cook for 5 minutes until translucent and golden at the edges, then stir in 0.5 tsp of turmeric and fry for 30 seconds until fragrant.

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Per serving

598kcal
20gprotein
92gcarbs
21gfat
18gfibre

Computed from the ingredients against a food database, not estimated. The full nutrient table is in the app.

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