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Khoresh-e alucheh, Kerman stew with beans, herbs and sour plums

Khoresh-e alucheh, Kerman stew with beans, herbs and sour plums

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A Kerman-style stew: meat and pinto beans simmered with turmeric, pepper, and cinnamon, then finished with dried herbs, small sour plums, lemon juice, and…

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

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Khoresh-e alucheh is a specialty dish from the city of Kerman, in Iran. Alucheh, small, dried plums with a very sour taste, give the stew its characteristic sweet and sour flavor, which is balanced by herbs and cinnamon.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time2 hr
  • Resting8 hr
  • Total10 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbled
  • Estimated cost$24.13 $6.03 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
  • $8.06
  • $0.16
  • $12.20
  • $3.08
  • $0.07
  • $0.53
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Brown the meat in the oil with the fried onions.
  2. Add the soaked beans and some boiling water, then the salt and all the spices. Let it cook over low heat.
  3. Once the meat and beans are cooked, add the dried herbs, bay leaves, lemon juice, and tomato paste. ≈ 3 min
  4. Let it simmer for another half hour: the stew is ready.

The bill

Khoresh-e alucheh, Kerman stew with beans, herbs and sour plums

  • 400 g of lamb or beef, cut into pieces$8.06
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste$0.16
  • 300 g of dried herbs (parsley and cilantro)$12.20
  • ½ cup of fried onions$3.08
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice$0.07
  • ½ cup of oil$0.53
  • salt$0.03

Total$24.13

that's $6.03 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of lamb or beef, cut into pieces
  • 100 g of pinto beans, soaked
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
  • 300 g of dried herbs (parsley and cilantro)
  • ½ cup of fried onions
  • 100 g of dried, small, sour plums (also known as “alucheh”)
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
  • ½ cup of oil
  • Turmeric, pepper, and cinnamon, to your liking.
  • salt

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