Baghali Ghatogh is a famous dish from north Iran. It’s one of the few vegetarian dishes of Persian cuisine with a particular taste because of the generous amount of dill in the dish. It tastes great with kateh rice and pickled garlic! :))
There are 2 different recipes, one is with Fava Beans which is a typical recipe of Mazandaran’s province (مازندران) and the other – this recipe – is with Cranberry beans, the recipe of Gilan (گیلان).
Ingredients | 2-3 servings
- 100g/3.5of fresh (or frozen) chopped Dill
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric
- 400g/14oz fresh Cranberry beans
- 3 Eggs
- Clarified butter or oil
Preparation
Beans should be peeled, if they are fresh you can do that right away but if not soak them for 8h first then peel them easily.
– Pour a bit of oil and add finely chopped garlic in a pan. Stir a bit, on medium heat.
– Add turmeric and chopped dill and continue to stir.
– Add peeled beans, stir them again.
– Pour water till it covers all ingredients.
– Leave it on medium-low heat for 20-30 minuts till the beans are cooked
– Add salt & paper. It should be slightly salty (because of the eggs).
– Add eggs and wait 5 minutes so the eggs cooks (cover the pan with the lid). When the eggs are cooked Baghali ghatogh is ready!
Serve it with white rice
Notes
- The traditional accompaniment of this dish is pickled garlic, it’s great also with salads
- Cranberry beans season is in the late summer.
- We usually serve 1 egg per person.
Noosh-e Jan ☺️ (in Persian: buon appetite)
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I was excited to find this recipe because I love Persian cuisine and I also love cranberry beans -- I can't wait to try this! Once you add the eggs, do you leave the pot uncovered while the eggs cook?
Good point! Better to put the lid on so they cook evenly.
I’ve made this great dish twice now, and both times we have really enjoyed it. I substituted mayocoba beans because that is what I had on hand, and they worked great. I’m very proud of myself: my tahdig turned out amazing, thanks to your instructions! Thank you for sharing these wonderful recipes from your country. I love Persian cuisine.
Thank you for your personal feedback, I'm so happy this recipe was helpful & good to know that mayocoba works for Baghali Ghatogh too. Well done for tahdig because it's tricky, you can't see what's happening down there. Bravo!!
Salam Bahareh joon, I'm Iranian and also from Rasht. What I get from the photos, this is the best look Gilani Baghala ghatogh. Good job.
Hearing this from you - who is from the birthplace of this wonderful dish - made my day! Thank you so much Mojgan! ??
100 grams of dill is way too much for this.
This is the family recipe and we usually use this amount of dill... but Of course, it's up to you how much you like to add dill to it :)
Where can I buy cranberry beans?
I usually buy them from the farmers market and now is the season for fresh Cranberry beans, but the dried version usually can be found in the supermarket. But in case you couldn't them, any fresh beans can work as well.
Looks amazing. Is there any type of particular beans that should be used? Hoping to make this soon!
Yes there is. It's better to use Cranberry bean and Thank you for bringing that up! Just updated the recipe. I hope you like it!
I love Iranian n Persian food and your recipes are to die for thank you for sending such great recipes
So glad you liked it! (sorry for my delayed reply)