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Khoresh-e alucheh, Zanjan chicken with sour plums

Khoresh-e alucheh, Zanjan chicken with sour plums

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A specialty dish from Zanjan, Iran: chicken stewed with dried plums, dried apricots, and carrots, in a tomato-based sauce with fried onions.

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

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This stew from the Zanjan region owes its tangy flavor to the alucheh, small dried plums from the village of Barghan. The chicken, which is initially partially cooked, is then added to the carrots and other fruits for a further quarter of an hour of gentle cooking.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time1 hr 15 min
  • Total1 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbled
  • Estimated cost$10.63 $2.66 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.48
  • $5.25
  • $2.39
  • $1.16
  • $0.32
  • $0.03

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

Directions

  1. Heat the chicken in a little oil, then add 1 tablespoon of chopped onion, 2 cups of water, salt, and pepper, and cook until partially cooked.
  2. In a separate saucepan, brown the dried plums in a little oil, then cook them with 1 cup of water.
  3. Chop the carrots, sauté them in the oil until softened, and set aside. Briefly brown the dried apricots as well. ≈ 8 min
  4. In a large pan, brown the tomato paste in a little oil, then add the chicken, carrots, apricots, plums, and the remaining fried onions.
  5. Pour a cup or two of hot water, add salt and pepper, and simmer for 45 minutes over low heat.

The bill

Khoresh-e alucheh, Zanjan chicken with sour plums

  • 4 tablespoons of fried onions$1.48
  • 250 g of dried sour plums (Barghan plums)$5.25
  • A few dried apricots$2.39
  • 3 carrots$1.16
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste$0.32
  • oil, salt, and pepper$0.03

Total$10.63

that's $2.66 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • ½ chicken, cut into pieces
  • 4 tablespoons of fried onions
  • 250 g of dried sour plums (Barghan plums)
  • A few dried apricots
  • 3 carrots
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
  • oil, salt, and pepper
  • water

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