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Kuku Sabzi (Herb Omelet)

Name: Kuku Sabzi (Herb Omelet)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Iran
Ingredients: 4 Egg; 1 bunch Parsley, chopped; 1 bunch Cilantro, chopped; 1 bunch Green onion, chopped; 2 tbsp Walnuts, chopped; 1 tbsp All-purpose flour; 3 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1/2 tsp Turmeric

Main Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Chopped herbs kneaded generously into egg and baked — a green egg dish for both celebrations and everyday.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Plenty of herbs like parsley, cilantro, and dill are mixed with egg and cooked in the oven or a pan into a thick, cake-like omelet. For Nowruz (Persian New Year), it's an essential dish, its vivid green symbolizing "new beginnings," but it also appears frequently as a light everyday dish.

🌆 Where it's eaten: The Nowruz table, a vividly green kuku sabzi symbolizing the vitality of the new year.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Egg 4
Parsley, chopped 1 bunch
Cilantro, chopped 1 bunch
Green onion, chopped 1 bunch
Walnuts, chopped 2 tbsp
All-purpose flour 1 tbsp
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp
Turmeric 1/2 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Place the chopped herbs in a bowl.
Add the eggs, flour, and turmeric and mix well.
Add the walnuts.
Heat oil in a pan and pour in the batter.
Cook over low heat for about 8 minutes, then flip using a plate.
Cook the other side, then slice and serve.

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