Chicken with fresh herbs

Chicken with fresh herbs

Main dishes

A thick omelette with fresh herbs: green onion, cilantro, dill, spinach, mint, and sorrel. A fragrant dish, ready in just 20 minutes.

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Kuku is a thick omelette, very popular in Azerbaijan and Iran. It is filled with a delicious mix of fresh herbs: green onion, cilantro, dill, spinach, mint, and sorrel. It is cooked covered, then flipped in quarters. Serve it with yogurt or cream.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$4.54 $1.14 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.05
  • $0.53
  • $0.60
  • $1.01
  • $0.42
  • $0.15
  • $0.19
  • $0.46
  • $0.10
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the herbs and chop them finely. ≈ 8 min
  2. Whisk the eggs in a bowl. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the herbs, salt, and pepper, then mix again. ≈ 4 min
  4. Place the butter in a warm pan.
  5. Once the butter is melted, pour in the egg mixture. ≈ 3 min
  6. Securely cover the pan.
  7. After 10 minutes, divide the kuku into 4 pieces and carefully return them to their original positions.
  8. Cook for another 10 minutes.
  9. Serve with yogurt or cream. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Chicken with fresh herbs

  • 3 eggs$1.05
  • 50 g of green onions$0.53
  • 20 grams of cilantro$0.60
  • 20 g of dill$1.01
  • 50 g of spinach$0.42
  • 10 grams of fresh mint$0.15
  • 20 grams of sorrel$0.19
  • 50 g of melted butter$0.46
  • pepper$0.10
  • salt$0.03

Total$4.54

that's $1.14 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 50 g of green onions
  • 20 grams of cilantro
  • 20 g of dill
  • 50 g of spinach
  • 10 grams of fresh mint
  • 20 grams of sorrel
  • 50 g of melted butter
  • pepper
  • salt

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