Carrot + Bulgur Osh

Osh-e Halim-o Havij-e Hamedani

Preparation info
  • Serves:

    6 to 8

    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      2 hr 30

Appears in
Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes and Kitchen Secrets

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

  • About

Bulgur consists of the hulled kernels (berries) of durum (hard) wheat, that are steamed, dried, and cracked. It’s an ancient way of preparing wheat that is popular throughout the Middle East. Bulgur was a staple of the Iranian diet before rice took over in the fifteenth century. It remains popular, however, in certain regions of Iran, particularly in Hamadan and the tribal areas. Traditionally, this osh is made with 1lb/450g lamb, cut up and sautéed with the onions in step 1, but I p