Dopiazeh aloo is one of Shiraz’s traditional and old foods. It is interesting to know that Shirazi people call sibzamini aloo, and dopiazeh aloo is actually boiled potatoes with fried onions flavored with dried aromatic vegetables and spices.
But it might be interesting to know that potatoes came to Iran from India, and the Indians also called them plums, and this name has remained since then.
We have two ways to prepare this food. We learn both ways in this article.
How to make dopiazeh aloo? (Dopiazeh aloo recipe)
You can serve this food with bread as a main meal or as an appetizer at parties. Persian curry stew should be considered one of the traditional foods of Iran, which is easily and quickly prepared and can create a useful meal for people along with barbari bread or sangak bread.
This food is suitable for days when you don’t have time or patience to prepare food. You can prepare potatoes for several people quickly.
In this article from the meals cook site, we will review how to prepare authentic and traditional Persian curry stew so that we can quickly cook this simple and delicious dish. Stay with us until the end.
For: 2 people
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour
First way(2piazeh aloo with tomatoe paste):
Ingredients:
| Potatoes | Two medium ones |
| Onions | two medium ones |
| Tomato paste | One tablespoon |
| Salt, pepper, and turmeric | as needed |
Instruction:
1. Wash the potatoes well and boil them with water until soft. Peel them and cut them into cubes after they are smooth.
2. Now, it’s time to prepare the onions. Wash the onions well and remove their skin. Chop the onions into jewels or slices according to your taste and pour them into the pan with oil until they are fried. Add turmeric and black pepper to the mixture when the onions are fried.
3. After the onions are golden, add the tomato paste to the pan’s contents to remove the rawness and improve the food’s color.
4. Now add the chopped onions and some salt to the contents of the pan and fry for a while until the potatoes are slightly fried and mix well with the other contents of the pan.
5. Now, you can decorate Persian potato stew with fresh chopped or dried parsley or mint and serve it with bread.
You can also use mast o khiar, zeytoon parvardeh, or khiar shoor, according to your taste, along with this food.
Second way(2piazeh aloo without tomato paste):
Ingredients:
| Potatoes | Four medium ones |
| Onions | Two medium ones |
| Salt, black pepper, and turmeric | as needed |
Instruction:
1. Wash the potatoes and put them in a pot with water until they are well-cooked and soft. After the potatoes are well cooked, remove their skins and mash them with a meat grinder or food processor.
2. After washing and peeling the onions, cut them into slices and fry them in a pan with oil. After the onions are slightly fried, add salt, pepper, and turmeric to them and let them fry well and become golden.
3. Now, it’s time to add the potatoes to the pan. Pour them into the pan and fry until they mix well with the onions.
4. Now your food is ready, and you can decorate it with fresh vegetables or dried vegetables and serve it with some bread.
Potatoes contain antioxidants and supply beneficial vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C, B6, and potassium. They may also benefit your digestive health.
Source: https://www.healthline.com
Notes:
- You can not add tomato paste to this dish.
- Potatoes can be grated or mashed instead of chopped.
- Some are more interested in fried potatoes and can cut potatoes into cubes and fry them to use in this dish.
- You can use minced meat or mushrooms in this dish to improve its taste.
- If you like spicy food, you can add red pepper to the food along with black pepper.
- Adding a little saffron is one of the tips that makes the food more delicious and colorful.
- At the end of the steps, add one egg to the pan.
- Dopiaze meygoo and kuku sibzami are among the dishes closely related to this excellent potato stew.
Calories and nutritional value of dopiazeh aloo
You should know that every 100 grams of Persian potato curry has between 150 and 200 calories. Note that the calories of this food can change slightly depending on the ingredients used. To point out the amount of calories and their nutritional value more precisely, we should mention the following items.
- Calories in one gram of dopiazeh aloo: between 1 and 2 grams
- Calories in one tablespoon of Iranian Potato stew: 13 to 20 calories
- The amount of protein in one hundred grams: 0.2 grams
- Amount of carbohydrates in 100 grams: 13 grams
- Amount of fat in 100 grams: 4.9 grams
- The amount of fiber in one hundred grams: 1.4 grams
FAQ
1. What is the main ingredient in dopiazeh aloo?
Potatoes, Salt, black pepper, and Onions.
2. Can I freeze 2piazeh aloo?
No. You can store this food in the refrigerator for a week.
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What should I serve with it?
Usually this dish is eaten with Iranian breads such as lavash or sangak bread and sometimes with rice. Meanwhile, Khiar shoor and salted cucumbers are also used with this dish.