Khoresh havij, carrots and meat with prunes

Directions

1. Finely chop the onion and sauté it in a small amount of oil. ≈ 8 min
2. Add the pepper, spices, and turmeric, then brown them slightly. Add the tomato paste and brown it. ⏱ ≈ 7 min
3. Add the meat or chicken and about 1 liter of water. When the water boils, add salt if using chicken, then reduce the heat to simmer. ≈ 2 min
4. Add the prunes, which have been soaked beforehand, to the saucepan and let them cook. ⏱ ≈ 10 min
5. Chop the carrots into thin sticks or grate them. Sauté them in a pan with salt and oil, stirring constantly, until they are nicely browned. ≈ 8 min
6. Place the carrots in a covered dish and cook them until they are tender. ⏱ ≈ 10 min
7. Add the saffron-infused carrot to the dish. ≈ 3 min
8. Add the carrots to the stew and let them simmer for a few minutes. ≈ 3 min
9. Add the fresh lemon juice at the end of cooking. ≈ 3 min
10. Serve the stew in a dish, garnished with roasted tomatoes. ≈ 2 min