DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Gamaj kabab
Gilani veal stew with ground walnuts, pomegranate paste and fresh herbs.
About Gamaj kabab
Gamaj kabab is a Gilani meat stew with walnuts, pomegranate and local herbs. Rural Lifestyle's household rendition features veal with parsley, coriander and mint, with choochaq offered when available.
Ground walnuts give the sauce richness, while pomegranate paste supplies its tangy character. Onion, garlic, turmeric and black pepper season the meat and fresh herbs.
The stew has a thick, dark sauce around pieces of tender meat. Smoky kateh rice, fresh radishes, pickled garlic and a cool glass of doogh are offered alongside.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Walnut.
Optional additions: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Gamaj kabab
Rural Lifestyle's Gilani gamaj kabab with veal and walnuts.
- Veal piecesProtein
- Ground walnutsBase
- Pomegranate pasteSeasoning
- Fresh parsleyAromatic
- Fresh coriander herbAromatic
- Fresh mintAromatic
- Choochaq, botanical identity unresolvedAromatic · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- OnionAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- TurmericSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- Freshly ground black pepperSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- Prepared smoky kateh riceAccompaniment · Optional
- Fresh radishAccompaniment · Optional
- Prepared pickled garlicAccompaniment · Optional
- Doogh, yogurt drinkAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Veal pieces: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual15 first گوشت گوساله over sheep-meat alternative, literal calf/beef-cattle meat, source species retained broad veal candidate without cut/breed guess.
- Ground walnuts: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Walnut source-confirmed. Actual16.
- Pomegranate paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual17 unqualified concentration/sourness preference, product formula unprovided.
- Fresh parsley: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh coriander herb: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual18 fresh chopped mix; broad coriander candidate, exact leaf/stem ratio unprovided.
- Fresh mint: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Choochaq, botanical identity unresolved (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual18 if available local herb, optional; no uninspected botanical equivalence guessed.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual21 no literal ground form, retain broad identity.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Freshly ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual22 first water over light-meat-stock option, literal26; no unrelated frying oil invented.
- Prepared smoky kateh rice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual31 offered hot smoky Iranian kateh, exact rice/cooking-smoke formula unprovided and no applicable own link. Parent optional, broad cooked-rice candidate.
- Fresh radish (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual31 end service.
- Prepared pickled garlic (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual31 aged garlic pickle, exact acid/brine formula unprovided, no separate garlic manufacture reconstructed.
- Doogh, yogurt drink (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual31 traditional local doogh, standard dairy-yogurt drink Milk known; exact liquid/salt/herb/carbonation/full supplier formula unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Cuisines & regions
- Gilani Cuisine
- Iranian cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.