Whenever the name Abgoosht comes to my mind, I remember Friday noon and family lunch. There is no sign of those days left, but we still eat Abgoosht on Friday at noon. It is a very healthy and excellent dish. Which, of course, is not very interesting for children.
I remember when I was a child and every Friday lunch we gathered together in my grandmother’s house the launch was abgusht, but those days I didn’t like this at all.
My grandmother insisted I eat this food because it is nutritious food, but I didn’t eat it. Now that I have grown up and after many years of eating this delicious food, I want to eat this delicious and nutritious food every day.
This food is a combination of peas and beans, lamb meat, water, tomato paste, and Limoo Amani. It is an attractive combination that is full of vitamins and proteins.
Now it is time to learn the step-by-step recipe for cooking abgoosht. So be with us in this article with Meals Cook.
For: 4 people
Preparation and cooking time: 2 hours and 30 minutes
Calories in 100 grams of abgoosht is 96 calories
Ingredients for abgoosht:
| Mutton neck meat | 600 grams |
| Medium onions | 2 pcs |
| Medium potatoes | 8 pcs |
| White beans | half a cup |
| Chick Peas | half a cup |
| Tomatoes | 3 pcs |
| Tomato paste | 2 tablespoons |
| Salt, black pepper, turmeric powder | as needed |
| Limoo Amani | 3 pcs |
| Fat | as needed |
| Tarragon and marzeh | 1 piece |
Abgoosht recipe in Pressure Cooker :
1. First, the chickpeas and beans should be soaked and rinsed several times to remove the air in the peas and beans.
Then I add the Mutton neck meat and onions, chickpeas, beans, potatoes, and tomatoes to the pressure cooker.
2. Then, I fill the pressure cooker with up to two-thirds of the water and put it on the gas for an hour so that all the ingredients cook together. After an hour, open the pressure cooker and check that the ingredients are fully cooked.
3. Then, I separate the potatoes and onions from the ingredients. Then, I fry two spoons of tomato paste with oil.
Roasting the paste is because it gives a better color and taste to the meat and makes the meat more colorful. After roasting for two minutes, I add the spice paste to the tomato paste and mix completely.
4. In the next step, I add the roasted paste and spices to the pressure cooker. At the same time, I add salt, marzeh, tarragon and Limoo Amani .
I usually remove the skin and seeds of limo Amani, chop the lemons, and add them to the broth.
5. In the last step, we allow the ingredients to boil for half an hour without the door, and the broth becomes thick.
In the last step, I separate the water. The rest of the ingredients are mixed together and pounded, and goosht koobideh(pounded meat) is prepared. This dish can be eaten with Persian pickles and Sangak bread or Barbari bread.
What is served with abgoosht?
The juice of this food is usually mixed with dry bread and eaten. However, the pounded meat is also eaten with Barbari bread or Sangak bread. As a side dish, they use Persian pickled garlic, torshi liteh, and sabzi khordan.
Persian doogh is the best option next to this food as a very nutritious and healthy drink.
History :
The exact presence of dizi among Iranians is not exactly known, but the oldest document that mentions this dish dates back to the 8th century. Of course, in the old texts, this dish is not mentioned by the name abgoosht, and it is mostly called “Shorbaj.”
Also, much earlier than this, this food was common among the people, such as nokhod-ab or yakhni. Therefore, cooking food with abgoosht content goes back years ago.
Of course, the name Yakhni is still heard in some cities like Kazeroon and Shiraz, and it is a food like dizi. But in general, this is a food that is common in almost all of Iran, and it is currently the food of the middle class.
In the past, this dish was also known as party food and served as a hearty dish at parties.
Notes :
- For a better and red color of the meat, be sure to use chicken tomato paste. And you should fry the tomato paste in a separate container with oil for two minutes.
- To get the bitterness of limoo amani, put it in boiling water two hours before.
- The best meat for making broth is neck meat because it is both fatty and very crispy and tender, and it makes the food taste more delicious.
- There are other ways to prepare abgoosht, such as cooking in a pot the night before and cooking abgoosht in a daisy, which is very tasty.
- To make it fatter, you can cook a little sheep tail at the same time as the meats.
- Abgoosht bozbash and kalleh gonjeshki are among the dishes related to this dish, and they are very delicious
FAQ:
1. What should we do so that Abgoosht does not become bitter?
To prevent this food from becoming bitter, use lemon juice or remove the bitterness by soaking limoo amani.
2. What should we do to glaze abgusht?
Adding some potatoes and cooking them on low heat makes them glazed.
3. What is served with Dizi?
Abgoosht or Dizi is served with mast o musir, sir torshi, torshi albaloo, torshi liteh, and Persian doogh.
4. Can I freeze abgoosht?
Yes, you can freeze this food for 2 weeks.
