Guilan walnut-stuffed chicken (Longi)

Guilan walnut-stuffed chicken (Longi)

Main dishes

A whole chicken, stuffed with a filling of ground walnuts, onions, and sour plum paste, a traditional specialty of Guilan province in northern Iran.

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Longi is a traditional dish from the Guilan province, in northern Iran. The chicken is stuffed with a mixture of ground walnuts, onions, and sour plum paste.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$11.44 $2.86 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $5.51
  • $0.15
  • $0.32
  • $0.19
  • $5.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the walnuts, then mix them with the grated onion, salt, pepper, turmeric, tamarind paste, and gochujang. ≈ 4 min
  2. Fill the chicken with this stuffing and then close the opening. ≈ 10 min
  3. Brush the chicken with a little sour plum paste, then coat it on all sides in a breadcrumb mixture.
  4. Pour a glass of water and let it simmer for about a quarter of an hour.

The bill

Guilan walnut-stuffed chicken (Longi)

  • 250 g of walnuts$5.51
  • 1 medium onion, grated$0.15
  • 1 tablespoon of rhubarb paste$0.32
  • salt, pepper, and turmeric$0.19
  • 1 whole chicken$5.27

Total$11.44

that's $2.86 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 250 g of walnuts
  • 1 medium onion, grated
  • 1 tablespoon of rhubarb paste
  • salt, pepper, and turmeric
  • 1 whole chicken
  • 1 tablespoon of ground Golpar (Persian angelica)
  • 1 glass of water

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