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Lorestan shomi kuvu, walnut patties

Lorestan shomi kuvu, walnut patties

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Lorestan’s “Shomi Kuvu”: Meat and potato patties with walnuts, deep-fried and then simmered in a pomegranate sauce, served with bread for dipping.

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Recipe from Roozitaa, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Shomi kuvu is a dish from Lorestan, consisting of meat patties made with ground apples and walnuts, simmered in a pomegranate and walnut sauce.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodPan-frying
  • Estimated cost$5.63 $1.41 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.37
  • $2.39
  • $0.80
  • $0.02
  • $0.16
  • $0.21
  • $0.02
  • $0.66

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. For the pancakes, grate the raw apples. Mix them with the ground meat, two eggs, one tablespoon of flour, two tablespoons of ground walnuts, the herbs, salt, and spices, until you have a dough that forms a ball. ≈ 10 min
  2. Shape the pancakes to the size of your palm, then fry them in oil.
  3. For the sauce, sauté the finely chopped onion in the oil. Add a tablespoon of flour and two tablespoons of ground walnuts, then stir.
  4. Pour in the pomegranate juice and water, then stir well. ≈ 4 min
  5. Place the French fries in the sauce and let them simmer gently for 30 to 45 minutes, until the sauce thickens.
  6. Serve the pancakes with their sauce, along with bread that can be dipped into the thickened sauce.

The bill

Lorestan shomi kuvu, walnut patties

  • 4 raw, freshly dug potatoes$1.37
  • 250 g of ground meat$2.39
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 1 tablespoon of flour$0.02
  • oil, for deep frying$0.16
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped$0.21
  • 1 tablespoon of flour for the sauce$0.02
  • 2 tablespoons of ground walnuts for the sauce$0.66

Total$5.63

that's $1.41 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 raw, freshly dug potatoes
  • 250 g of ground meat
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon of flour
  • 6 whole walnuts, ground
  • Fresh herbs (tarragon, chervil, parsley), chopped
  • salt, pepper, and spices, to taste
  • oil, for deep frying
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon of flour for the sauce
  • 2 tablespoons of ground walnuts for the sauce
  • 3 tablespoons of pomegranate juice (anar)
  • 40 cl of water

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