Khoresh Aloo

Khoresht-e-Aloo is Persian dried plum stew cooked with meat and some spices and served with a dish of Chelow. This stew has a sour taste, but you can moderate it to your liking with sugar.

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Course: khooresht ( Stew )

Cuisine: Persian

Keyword: Khoresht Aloo, Khoresht Aloo Ba Havij

Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 1

Servings: people

Calories: 201kcal

Ingredients

1 chicken breast
12 dried plums (Aloo Bokhara)
2 tablespoon fried onions
2 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Cube the chicken into 2-inch pieces
Add 1 tablespoon fried onions (along with the oil) into a pot.
Add turmeric, salt, and pepper.
Saute the chickens with the spices and onions
Add tomato paste after the chickens are a little strimmed.
Add ¾ cup of water and let the chickens cook thoroughly.
Cook the plums(for 20 minutes) with the rest of fried onions and add ½ cup water to them.
After the chickens are cooked (after about 1 hour), add the plums to the chicken and adjust the sour taste with the sugar to your liking.

Notes

Uniqop’s advice:

You can use beef or lamb with this recipe.

Instead of water, cook the plums with gravy or chicken stock.

Add one tablespoon brewed saffron at last.

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