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Kermanshah vanushak khoresh with meat

Kermanshah vanushak khoresh with meat

Main dishes

A specialty of Kermanshah: meat and chicken simmered with vanushak, a local plant, tomatoes, saffron, and black pepper, served in bunches.

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Recipe from Roozitaa, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Khoresh vanushak is a specialty dish from Kermanshah, made with meat and a local ingredient called vanushak.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodTying up
  • Estimated cost$3.09 $0.77 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.86
  • $1.68
  • $0.18
  • $0.21
  • $0.16

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

Directions

  1. Brown the ground beef with the chopped onion, oil, and turmeric, then add water.
  2. If you are using chicken, add the vanilla extract immediately so that it cooks with the meat. If you are using beef, add it halfway through the cooking process. ≈ 3 min
  3. Dice the tomato, remove the skin and seeds, then chop it into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  4. Once the meat and the vanishak are cooked, add the tomato, black pepper, salt, and saffron. ≈ 3 min
  5. Cook for a few minutes, then turn off the heat.
  6. If you like, you can add a little tomato paste. ≈ 3 min
  7. Serve the vanushak in small clusters, or separate the berries completely. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Kermanshah vanushak khoresh with meat

  • 80 to 100 grams of ground chicken or beef$0.86
  • 1 tomato$1.68
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil$0.18
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste (optional)$0.16

Total$3.09

that's $0.77 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 80 to 100 grams of ground chicken or beef
  • 1/2 cup of vanilla extract
  • 1 tomato
  • infused with saffron, with a distinctive flavor
  • salt, turmeric, and black pepper, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste (optional)

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