Khoresh Bademjan
Khoresh Bademjan is a Persian stew made with chicken, Japanese eggplant, and sour grapes and it is one of my mom's staples that I grew up with.
Servings: 6
Calories: 785kcal
Ingredients
- 4 lbs. chicken if using a whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
- 5 Japanese eggplants sliced in half lengthwise
- 1 onion diced
- 16 oz. tomato sauce can
- 3 oz. tomato paste
- ½ cup sour grapes*
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- 1 pinch saffron brewed in 3 tbsp hot water
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Fry the eggplants in canola oil until very tender. Set aside on paper towels.
- Sautee the onion in the canola oil over medium-high heat until translucent. Add the chicken, turmeric, salt, and pepper and sautee until brown on all sides.
- Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, and sour grapes (or dried limes). Bring to boil. Lower to simmer. Simmer for 90 minutes.
- Before serving, add the eggplants and simmer for an additional 15 minutes. Then, add the saffron and water brew and mix.
- Serve with basmati rice.
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Notes
* You can substitute 3 dried limes for the sour grapes since sour grapes are only in season once a year. You can find both at middle-easter markets.
Nutrition
Calories: 785kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 60g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 227mg | Sodium: 725mg | Potassium: 1448mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 1010IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 4mg
