Dizi

Name: Dizi
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Persian
Ingredients: 500g lamb, bone-in; 1 cup chickpeas; 2 potatoes, chunked; 2 tomatoes, chopped

دیزی/dee-ZEE/

Also known as: Abgoosht

About this dish

A slow-cooked lamb and chickpea stew, traditionally mashed and eaten in two courses.

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Ingredients

🥩500g lamb, bone-in

🫘1 cup chickpeas

🥔2 potatoes, chunked

🍅2 tomatoes, chopped

Method

Serves 2

Simmer the lamb with chickpeas, tomato, and onion in plenty of water for 2-3 hours.

Add potato in the last 30 minutes.

Strain the broth into a bowl and serve first with bread.

Mash the remaining solids into a thick paste.

Serve the mashed meat and vegetables separately.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Dizi (also called abgoosht) is a traditional Persian stew, historically eaten by straining the broth first, then mashing the solids to eat separately.

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