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Plov with dried sour cherries

Plov with dried sour cherries

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This Azerbaijani pilaf, without meat, combines rice with dried sorrel, and is finished with melted butter. It’s a simple, tangy, and comforting dish.

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Recipe from Cekli829 (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Azerbaijani pilaf is made without meat, and features dried sorrel, which adds a tangy flavour. The rice is cooked slowly, then finished cooking in steam before being topped with melted butter.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$1.23 $0.41 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

3 people
  • $0.47
  • $0.44
  • $0.28
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Thoroughly wash the dried sorrel, then finely chop it. ≈ 8 min
  2. Bring the water to a boil in a pot, then add the sorrel, rinsed rice, and salt. Stir.
  3. Cook gently until the rice is cooked and the water has been absorbed.
  4. Cover and allow to cook in the steamer, as with the other plovs.
  5. Just before the end, drizzle with melted butter. ≈ 3 min
  6. Serve hot, with a touch of citric acid if you prefer a more tart flavor. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Plov with dried sour cherries

  • 50 g of dried sorrel$0.47
  • 150 g of rice$0.44
  • 30 g of butter$0.28
  • 1 tablespoon of salt$0.04

Total$1.23

that's $0.41 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 50 g of dried sorrel
  • 150 g of rice
  • 1 pinch of citric acid
  • 30 g of butter
  • 1 tablespoon of salt
  • 300 ml of water

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