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Khorak-e kadoo halvaei, Kermanshah squash and meat with sour grapes

Khorak-e kadoo halvaei, Kermanshah squash and meat with sour grapes

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A specialty of Kermanshah: lamb meat and marrow, cooked with fried onions, fried pumpkin pieces, sour green grapes, verjus (a grape juice), and tomato con…

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Recipe from Roozitaa, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The green grapes (ghooreh) and verjuice add acidity to this dish from Kermanshah, which contrasts with the sweetness of the pumpkin. It can also be prepared with poultry.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbled
  • Estimated cost$25.58 $6.40 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
  • $10.08
  • $12.84
  • $1.11
  • $0.16
  • $0.17
  • $1.22

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the meat into pieces and brown it.
  2. Cook it with the bone marrow, fried onions, and water until it is tender but not mushy.
  3. Cut the pumpkin into pieces and fry them in the oil.
  4. Place the pumpkin and meat in a casserole dish. ≈ 3 min
  5. Remove the green grapes, lightly brown them, and then add them along with the tomato concentrate, verjus, salt, pepper, and spices. ≈ 3 min
  6. Add a glass of water and cook gently, keeping a close watch: pumpkin cooks very quickly and should not be overcooked.
  7. Let the sauce simmer for about 5 minutes, until the water has been absorbed and the sauce has thickened.

The bill

Khorak-e kadoo halvaei, Kermanshah squash and meat with sour grapes

  • 500 g of lamb or beef$10.08
  • 1 kg of pumpkin$12.84
  • 3 tablespoons of fried onions$1.11
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste$0.16
  • oil, for deep frying$0.17
  • 300 g of sour green grapes (ghooreh)$1.22

Total$25.58

that's $6.40 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of lamb or beef
  • 1 kg of pumpkin
  • 2 lamb shanks
  • 3 tablespoons of fried onions
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
  • oil, for deep frying
  • 300 g of sour green grapes (ghooreh)
  • 1 small glass of verjus
  • salt, pepper, and spices, to your liking
  • 1 glass of water

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