Havij Stew; With Carrots
Havij Stew or Stew with carrots is an ethnic food of Tabriz city in Iran. This stew is cooked with chicken and lamb meat.
Ingredients
[icon name=”check-circle” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]Lamb Meat (500 grams)
[icon name=”check-circle” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]carrot (1 kilogram)
[icon name=”check-circle” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]An onion
[icon name=”check-circle” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]Tomato paste (2 table spoons)
[icon name=”check-circle” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]Three Dried limes
[icon name=”check-circle” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]Lemon juice or verjuice
[icon name=”check-circle” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]Pepper powder
[icon name=”check-circle” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]Turmeric
[icon name=”check-circle” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]Salt
[icon name=”check-circle” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]Saffron powder
[icon name=”check-circle” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]Oil
[icon name=”check-circle” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]Water
How to Cook?
- wash the carrots and slice them. Roast them in a pan with oil until their color changes.
- Chop onion and meat like cubes and roast them in a separate pan with oil.
- Add turmeric, pepper powder and water to the pan of meat and wait until the meats get cooked.
[icon name=”exclamation-circle” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]Attention: Never add water when the pan is hot.
- When the meats cooked, add crushed dried limes.
- Add tomato paste, saffron powder and salt to the meats and then add roasted carrots to them.
- Put the cover of pan and wait for 10 minutes until the stew is cooked.
- Pour a little lemon juice or verjuice to the stew. This step is optional.
[icon name=”exclamation-circle” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]Attention: water in pan of meat should not completely evaporate and it must have a little water.
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