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Azerbaijani pilaf with navy beans

Azerbaijani pilaf with navy beans

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A traditional Azerbaijani plov dish for Nowruz: rice and navy beans, saffron-infused lamb, grapes, and cinnamon, served with dried fish or fried pumpkin.

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Recipe from Eminn, Elmeddin82 (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This plov is traditionally prepared before the Novruz holiday, which falls on the last Tuesday of the year. It is typically served with dried fish or fried pumpkin.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$4.36 $4.36 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

1 people
  • $3.53
  • $0.17
  • $0.29
  • $0.31
  • $0.06

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the meat into 2 or 3 pieces per serving, season with salt and pepper, and then dredge it in the flour mixture with the onion.
  2. Add the saffron-infused broth and continue to cook until the meat is done.
  3. Cook the beans and rice separately, drain them, mix them together, and simmer them in a stew.
  4. Cook the grapes separately in a little butter.
  5. On the plate, arrange the rice and beans, add the grapes and garnish, drizzle with butter, and sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve the meat separately. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Azerbaijani pilaf with navy beans

  • 50 g of clarified butter, melted$3.53
  • 50 g of navy beans$0.17
  • 100 g of rice$0.29
  • 40 grams of grapes$0.31
  • 40 g of onion$0.06

Total$4.36

that's $4.36 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 221 grams of lamb
  • 50 g of clarified butter, melted
  • 50 g of navy beans
  • 100 g of rice
  • 40 grams of grapes
  • 40 g of onion
  • 1 pinch of saffron (0.1 g)
  • 1 pinch of cinnamon (0.2 g)
  • A pinch of pepper (0.1 g)
  • A pinch of salt
  • Salted, dried fish for use as a filling.

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