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Lamb and plum soup

Lamb and plum soup

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An Azerbaijani lamb and rice soup, filled with small plums, chickpeas, grated apple, onion, and saffron.

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Recipe from 1001dad, Cekli829, Irada (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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In this traditional dish, small lamb meatballs, seasoned with rice, each contain a few plums. They are cooked in a broth with chickpeas and Jerusalem artichokes, flavored with saffron.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$1.70 $0.85 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.04
  • $0.63
  • $0.05
  • $0.27
  • $0.02
  • $0.62
  • $0.00
  • $0.07

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Prepare a broth using the bones.
  2. Place the tender part of the meat and the onion in the food processor. ≈ 3 min
  3. Add the rice, pepper, and salt to the ground meat. ≈ 3 min
  4. Mix thoroughly. ≈ 4 min
  5. Place 2 to 3 washed plums in the center of each ball. ≈ 3 min
  6. Cook the chickpeas in the broth.
  7. Next, add the meatballs to the broth and cook them.
  8. Add the chopped apples and finely diced, golden onion. ≈ 3 min
  9. About 10 to 15 minutes before the end of cooking, add the salt, pepper, and a saffron infusion.
  10. Finish cooking. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Lamb and plum soup

  • 15 grams of rice$0.04
  • 30 g of small plums$0.63
  • 25 grams of chickpeas$0.05
  • 150 g of ground apples$0.27
  • 18 grams of onion$0.02
  • 0.1 gram of saffron$0.62
  • 0.1 g of dried mint$0.00
  • pepper and salt$0.07

Total$1.70

that's $0.85 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 163 g of lamb (with bones, for making stock)
  • 20 g of sheep’s tail fat
  • 15 grams of rice
  • 30 g of small plums
  • 25 grams of chickpeas
  • 150 g of ground apples
  • 18 grams of onion
  • 0.1 gram of saffron
  • 0.1 g of dried mint
  • pepper and salt

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