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Khoresh nakhod aleh, lamb with chickpeas

Khoresh nakhod aleh, lamb with chickpeas

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Kashan and Yazd Stew: Lamb and chickpea stew cooked with onions, mashed potatoes, tomato paste, saffron, Omani limes, and a hint of cinnamon.

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Recipe from Roozitaa, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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The chickpea and lamb stew, known as “qeymeh yazdi” in Yazd, is cooked with tomato puree, saffron, and limes from Oman.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time2 hr
  • Total2 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodTying up
  • Estimated cost$28.85 $4.81 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.87
  • $10.08
  • $0.63
  • $1.61
  • $15.35
  • $0.06
  • $0.25

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

Directions

  1. Soak the chickpeas overnight, then peel them and cut them in half.
  2. Finely chop the onions and sauté them with the meat and turmeric until they are golden brown. Then add the chickpeas and enough water to partially cook them.
  3. Add the tomato puree, saffron, and tomato concentrate. ≈ 3 min
  4. In the last quarter of the cooking time, add the Omani limes, salt, pepper, and cinnamon. ≈ 3 min
  5. Add the rose water at the end of cooking, if desired, and then serve. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Khoresh nakhod aleh, lamb with chickpeas

  • 1 cup of chickpeas$0.87
  • 500 g of lamb shanks$10.08
  • 3 onions$0.63
  • 1/2 cup of tomato puree$1.61
  • 1/4 teaspoon of saffron$15.35
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon$0.06
  • oil$0.25

Total$28.85

that's $4.81 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup of chickpeas
  • 500 g of lamb shanks
  • 3 onions
  • 1/2 cup of tomato puree
  • 1/4 cup of tomato paste
  • 1/4 teaspoon of saffron
  • 5 limes from Oman
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • oil
  • 2 tablespoons of rose water (optional)

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