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Khoresh Gheimeh (Split Pea & Beef Stew)

Name: Khoresh Gheimeh (Split Pea & Beef Stew)
Total time: 70 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Iran
Ingredients: 200g Beef; 100g Yellow split peas; 1 Onion; 3 tbsp Tomato paste; 1 Dried lime; 1 Potato; 1 tsp Turmeric; 3 tbsp Vegetable oil

Main Dish

⏱ 70 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Beef and yellow split peas simmered in tomato, topped with crispy fried potato — an Iranian classic.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A home dish simmering beef and yellow split peas in tomato, with dried lime adding tang. Topping it generously with julienned, fried potato is its defining feature, and it's eaten alongside saffron rice — a dish that appears on the Iranian table as often as once a week.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A weekday dinner in Iran, khoresh gheimeh topped with crispy fried potato — the contrast in texture is part of the appeal.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Beef 200g
Yellow split peas 100g
Onion 1
Tomato paste 3 tbsp
Dried lime 1
Potato 1
Turmeric 1 tsp
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Sauté the onion, then add the beef and brown it.
Add the turmeric and tomato paste and stir-fry to combine.
Add water to just cover the ingredients and simmer over low heat for 40 minutes.
Add the split peas and dried lime, and simmer 20 more minutes.
Julienne the potato and fry in oil until golden.
Plate the stew and top with the fried potato to finish.

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