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Sweet plov with dried fruit, an Azerbaijani specialty

Sweet plov with dried fruit, an Azerbaijani specialty

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A sweet Azeri plov: cooked rice mixed with roasted dried fruits in butter and sugar, then formed into a dome and garnished with plums.

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Recipe from Cekli829, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This sweet Azerbaijani pilaf combines partially cooked rice with golden, butter- and sugar-glazed dried fruits. It is presented in a dome shape and topped with plums.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsteam
  • Estimated cost$2.57 $2.57 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

1 people
  • $0.44
  • $0.46
  • $0.23
  • $0.83
  • $0.03
  • $0.39
  • $0.02
  • $0.16
  • $0.01

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the grapes, apricots, and plums with some of the butter and sugar until they are lightly browned.
  2. Cook the rice halfway in boiling salted water, then drain it.
  3. For the qazmaq (the crust), mix the flour, egg, and a little melted butter, and spread this dough evenly in the bottom of a buttered saucepan. ≈ 4 min
  4. Cover the rice and fruit mixture, drizzle with the remaining butter, cover, and let it cook, covered in its own steam, over very low heat for about 30 minutes.
  5. When serving, arrange the plov in a dome shape on a plate and garnish with pieces of qazmaq and prune. ≈ 10 min

The bill

Sweet plov with dried fruit, an Azerbaijani specialty

  • 150 g of rice$0.44
  • 50 g of melted butter$0.46
  • 30 grams of grapes$0.23
  • 30 g of dried apricots$0.83
  • 40 grams of sugar$0.03
  • 30 g of dried prunes$0.39
  • 10 grams of wheat flour$0.02
  • One-sixth of an egg (approximately 8g)$0.16
  • salt$0.01

Total$2.57

that's $2.57 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 150 g of rice
  • 50 g of melted butter
  • 30 grams of grapes
  • 30 g of dried apricots
  • 40 grams of sugar
  • 30 g of dried prunes
  • 10 grams of wheat flour
  • One-sixth of an egg (approximately 8g)
  • salt

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