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Saj

Name: Saj
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Azerbaijan
Ingredients: 500g Lamb; 3 Potato; 2 Eggplant; 2 Green Bell Pepper; 2 Tomato; 1 Onion; 30g Butter; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 4 Lavash (or tortillas)

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Meat and vegetables fried on a domed iron saj and served in the pan with flatbread — an Azerbaijani griddle dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Saj is the name of a round, domed iron griddle, and the dish is lamb or chicken, potatoes, eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, and more fried on it and brought to the table still heated by charcoal underneath. Popular at Azerbaijani celebrations and restaurants, it's served with lavash and eaten while it sizzles on the griddle.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A round iron griddle with charcoal underneath is brought to a restaurant table, and as the meat and vegetables sizzle, everyone serves themselves using lavash.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Lamb 500g
Potato 3
Eggplant 2
Green Bell Pepper 2
Tomato 2
Onion 1
Butter 30g
Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Vegetable Oil 3 tbsp
Lavash (or tortillas) 4

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the lamb into bite-size pieces and season with salt and pepper.
Slice the potatoes and eggplant into rounds and fry each separately in oil.
Stir-fry the lamb and onion in a frying pan for 10 minutes until cooked through.
Add the green pepper and tomato and fry another 5 minutes.
Arrange the meat and vegetables attractively in the pan and dot with butter.
Serve sizzling hot with lavash.

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