Khoresh Kadoo Halvaie - Persian Beef As Well As Pumpkin Stew

One of the beauties of autumn is the abundance of many varieties of wintertime squashes that come upwards inwards dissimilar shapes, sizes as well as colors. I typically usage butternut mash for its flavor as well as color inwards my cooking nonetheless this fourth dimension I chose to usage کدو حلوایی - kadoo halvaie, the vibrant orangish pocket-size carbohydrate pumpkin that is both beautiful as well as delicious. It is the same form of pumpkin my woman nurture used to roast inwards the oven dorsum inwards Islamic Republic of Iran as well as straight off when I gear upwards it it soundless has the overwhelmingly familiar gustation of home. Orange is a joyous color as well as pumpkins are nature's gift; a complimentary dose of color therapy on these gray, curt as well as gloomy autumn days. I'm thankful to my lovely neighbors for leaving out all these gorgeous pumpkins on their front end porches early inwards the autumn flavor until they eventually teach nutrient for the squirrels. There are a ton of sweetness pumpkin dessert recipes out there. However, pumpkins are too delicious inwards savory dishes every bit well. خورش کدو حلوایی - Khoresh-e kadoo is a ملس - malas (sweet as well as sour) autumn flavored dish that volition warm your heart.

I'm oftentimes asked if at that topographic point are whatever Farsi vegetarian or vegan recipes. Most people may non mean value of Farsi cuisine every bit vegetarian/vegan friendly as well as solely mean value of کباب - Kabobs when they mean value of Iranian food. Or at that topographic point may non last many obvious vegetarian dishes on eating seat menus. However, at that topographic point are many types of fresh vegetables that are served raw or cooked every bit a side dish. Just to give you lot a sample banking concern jibe out this link to my vegetarian recipes. As for vegan recipes, I'd similar to betoken out that you lot tin easily omit the meat inwards many stew recipes that telephone phone for stewing lamb/beef, except for the traditional آبگوشت abgoosht/dizi varieties, as well as soundless convey a delicious as well as fulfilling meal.

I added a handful of آلو بخارا - aloo bokhara (dried yellowish plums) to the stew toward the destination of cooking. They may last flora inwards most Persian/Middle Eastern grocery stores. If not, you lot tin substitute them alongside prunes instead. Typically, potatoes as well as carrots are non a purpose of the authentic version of this khoresh but they brand the stew to a greater extent than rich as well as flavorful without changing the overall taste. I too similar to add together a fleck of nutmeg as well as cinnamon. جوزهندی - Nutmeg is non a unremarkably used spice inwards Iranian cooking but inwards our dwelling household it was i of the spices that my woman nurture cherished as well as she ever kept about inwards her piddling drinking glass spice jars.

Khoresh Kadoo Halvaie

Ingredients:
Serves 4-6

1 1/2 pounds boneless beef or lamb stew meat, cutting into pocket-size bite-sized pieces
1 1/2 pounds peeled, seeded as well as cubed pumpkin or butternut squash
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1 large tomato, peeled, chopped
1 medium carrot, sliced *optional
1 large potato, peeled, cubed *optional
four garlic cloves, minced
1 (8 ounce) tin love apple tree sauce, organic
1 loving cup aloo bokhara (dried plums), pitted
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon solid soil cinnamon
H5N1 pinch of nutmeg
Juice of 1 lemon (use to a greater extent than if you lot prefer)
1 tablespoon tabular array carbohydrate or brownish carbohydrate (use less if you lot prefer)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dark pepper
Vegetable oil
Water

Method:

1. In a large skillet rut 2-3 tablespoons of oil, add together pumpkin as well as saute lightly for most vii minutes.
2. Stir inwards cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg as well as a dash of salt. Cook for about other v minutes. Set aside. 
3. In a large pan rut iii tablespoons of oil, add together sliced onions as well as saute over medium-high rut until golden. Add minced garlic as well as saute for a twosome of minutes. Add the turmeric powder, stir as well as mix well.
4. Add beef as well as gear upwards until brownish on all sides, stirring occasionally.
5. Add chopped tomatoes, love apple tree sauce, 1 teaspoon tabular array salt as well as 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Add H2O to encompass all ingredients past times most an inch, mix well. Bring to a boil on high heat, lower the heat, encompass as well as gear upwards over medium rut for most 45 minutes or until tender.
6. Add inwards the sauteed pumpkins, Irish Gaelic patato as well as carrots to the stew. Add a piddling fleck of H2O if necessary. Cover as well as gear upwards for about other xxx minutes over depression heat. Add inwards the plums, lemon juice as well as sugar. Stir well, gustation as well as accommodate the seasoning, simmer for about other 10-15 minutes. 

Serve hot with rice, mast o khiar, as well as sabzi khordan.

Enjoy!

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