We built the Windbreaker stove | Saj-Ichi | Fried Liver with Mango | Azerbaijani Traditional Dishes

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: beef

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than lamb.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt offers more protein with similar creaminess.

flatbread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: tortillas

Whole grain bread adds fiber and nutrients.

spices

🥗Healthier: fresh herbs

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Fresh herbs can enhance flavor without added calories.

Heat water in a pan.

Add 1 whole peeled onion to the water to soak up smells.

Add about 5 tablespoons of salt, black Azerbaijani tea, carnation, and cinnamon to the water.

Wash the liver.

Build a temporary wind protection brick for cooking.

Peel the onions, potatoes, and mango.

Boil the liver in water to harden it and make it easy to cut.

Cut the onion in the shape of the moon.

Add a little vegetable oil to the saj and some turmeric and salt.

Fry the onion in the saj and then remove it.

Add vegetable oil to the saj again and heat it.

Fry the liver, adding salt, paprika, and thyme while cooking.

Collect the fried liver in foil to keep it warm.

Add more vegetable oil to the saj and heat it.

Cut the potatoes with a figure cutter and fry them after heating the oil.

Cut the eggplant for frying and salt it before frying.

Peel the mango for frying and cut it with a figure cutter.

Fry the tomatoes at the very end.

Cooking Techniques

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