Beef bozbash with chickpeas and vegetables
8 servings
180 minutes
Bozbash is a traditional Azerbaijani dish made from beef, chickpeas, and vegetables. Its roots go back centuries when shepherds and nomads prepared nutritious soups for long journeys. The tender and aromatic beef pairs wonderfully with the soft chickpeas that add nutty notes to the dish. Vegetables and spices reveal a palette of flavors, while turmeric and basil add exquisite spiciness. Bozbash has warming properties and is perfect for a family dinner. Traditionally served with greens and fresh bread, it creates an atmosphere of home comfort and hospitality. This dish symbolizes Azerbaijani hospitality, uniting generations at one table.
1
Soak the chickpeas for a few hours. Then take the beef, cut it into cubes, add the chickpeas, and pour in water (4 liters). Put it to cook on low heat.
- Boneless beef: 800 g
- Chickpeas: 200 g
2
Then slice the onion into half rings, dice 2 fresh tomatoes and 3 canned tomatoes, and fry. Cut the potatoes into slices.
- Onion: 2 heads
- Tomatoes: 2 pieces
- Canned tomatoes: 3 pieces
- Potato: 5 piece
3
Add 3 bay leaves to the broth while it cooks, remove them once it boils. Cook the broth for 1.5–2 hours.
- Bay leaf: 3 pieces
4
Then add the sautéed onions and potatoes, and cook until the potatoes are done. Add a little turmeric and basil, season with pepper and salt, and add herbs.
- Potato: 5 piece
- Turmeric: to taste
- Basil: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
- Salt: to taste
- Fresh herbs: to taste
