Vegan kookoo sabzi

Name: Vegan kookoo sabzi
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Iran
Ingredients: 1 large bunch of parsley, finely chopped; 1 large bunch of coriander, finely chopped; 1 bunch of dill, finely chopped; 6 spring onions, sliced; 150 g chickpea flour; 250 ml water; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp ground turmeric; ½ tsp ground cumin; 50 g walnuts, chopped; 2 tbsp barberries or dried cranberries; 4 tbsp oil; Salt and pepper

Local name : کوکو سبزی

The Persian green herb cake, a mountain of fresh herbs bound with a chickpea-flour batter, with walnuts and barberries.

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Photo : Aron (عارون) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 25 min
Total: 45 min
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy

Method

Whisk the chickpea flour with the water, baking powder, turmeric, cumin, salt and pepper into a smooth batter. Rest for 10 minutes.
Fold in all the herbs, the spring onions, walnuts and barberries. The mix should be very green and only just bound.
Heat the oil in a 24 cm non-stick pan over medium heat. Pour in the batter and smooth the top.
Cover and cook for 12 minutes over low heat until the base is golden and the top almost set.
Cut into wedges in the pan, flip each one and cook for 8 minutes on the other side.
Serve warm or cold, with flatbread, plant yoghurt and radishes.

The classic version is bound with eggs. Chickpea flour holds it together just as well, with a nutty note that suits the herbs.

Nutrition · per serving

Calories: 370 kcal
Protein: 11.6 g
Fat: 24.8 g
Carbohydrate: 27.7 g
Fibre: 6.5 g

An estimate computed from the recipe quantities and the USDA food composition database. Real values vary with the products used.

Frequently asked questions

Does chickpea flour really stand in for the eggs?

Here it does. Whisked with water and baking powder and left to rest ten minutes, it gives a cake that holds together as well as the classic egg version, with a nutty note that suits the herbs.

How do I turn it without breaking it?

You do not flip it whole: cut it into quarters in the pan after the first 12 minutes, then turn each piece separately. With something this loaded with herbs, that is the reliable way.

What can replace barberries?

Dried cranberries, already listed as the alternative. They give the same sour punctuation among the herbs, slightly sweeter and in bigger pieces, so chop them if you want them spread more evenly.

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