Sabzi khordan

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Sabzi khordan (Persian: سبزی خوردن), kanachi (Armenian: կանաչի), goy (Azerbaijani: Yemax goyü), or pinjar (Kurdish: pinçar) is a common side dish in Iranian, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Afghan, and Armenian cuisines, which may be served with any meal, consisting of any combination of a set of fresh herbs and raw vegetables. Basil, parsley, and radishes are among the most common ones.

Sabzi khordan
Mint, parsley, young leek leaves, and radish
Alternative namesKanachi, goy, panjir
TypeSide dish
Place of origin Iran
Region or stateIran, Kurdistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan
Main ingredientsFresh herbs and raw vegetables

Most commonly it is served alongside the actual meal. It is sometimes served with white cheese and naan bread (lavash, sangak, barbari) and also walnuts, to prepare a loqmeh (Persian: لقمه; meaning "roll up bite") which is colloquially called Naan panir sabzi (نان پنیر سبزی).[1]

A list of the vegetables used in sabzi khordan is as follows:[1][2][3][4][5][6]

List of the names of the ingredients of sabzi khordan
English Armenian Persian Scientific name
Basil ռեհան rehān ریحان reyhān Ocimum basilicum
Cilantro համեմ hāmem گشنیز gishnīz Coriandrum sativum
Cress կոտեմ kotem شاهی shāhī, ترتیزک tartizak, etc. Lepidium sativum
Dill սամիթ sāmit شوید shevīd Anthemum graveolens
Fenugreek հացհամեմ hātshāmem شنبلیله shambalīleh Trigonella foenum-graecum
Leek chives պրաս prās تره tareh Allium ampeloprasum var. persicum
Mint նանա nānā نعناع na'nā' Mentha spicata
Parsley մաղադանոս māghādānos جعفری ja'farī Petroselinum crispum
Persian shallot շալոտ shālot موسیر mūsīr Allium stipitatum (Allium hirtifolium)
Radish բողկ boghk تربچه torobcheh Raphanus sativus
Savory (summer savory?)[6] ծիթրոն tsitron مرزه marzeh Satureja
Scallion կանաչ սոխ kanach sokh پیازچه piyāzcheh Allium fistulosum
Tarragon թարխուն tārkhūn ترخون tarkhūn Artemisia dracunculus
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  1. ^ a b "Sabzi Khordan – Persian Fresh Herbs Assorted Platter | All You Ever Wanted to Know! | Fig & Quince". Figandquince.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  2. ^ "A Platter Of Fresh Herbs - A Balancing Act - Sabzi Khordan". bottom of the pot. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  3. ^ "Persian Herbs, Sabzi Khordan". Internationalfooddictionary.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  4. ^ "Persian Food: Sabzi Khordan". Mymansbelly.com. 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  5. ^ "Sabzi (Persian herbs). Everything you want to know | Javaneh's Kitchen ~ Persian cuisine". Javanehskitchen.com. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  6. ^ a b Malouf, Greg; Malouf, Lucy (February 27, 2011). "Sabzi khordan". The Independent. Retrieved March 30, 2012. {{cite news}}: External link in |publisher= (help)