Sabzi khordan


Sabzi khordan, kanachi, goy, or pinjar is a common side dish in Iranian, Armenian, Azerbaijani and Kurdish cuisines, which may be served with any meal, consisting of any combination of a set of fresh herbs and raw vegetables. Basil or purple basil, mint, parsley, tarragon, coriander, leek and radishes are among the most common ones.
Most commonly it is served alongside the actual meal. It is sometimes served with cheese and bread, as well as walnuts and condiments, to prepare a loqmeh, which is colloquially called Naan panir sabzi, or an Armenian ' which is a wrap made using lavash and aforementioned ingredients.
A list of the vegetables used in sabzi khordan is as follows:
EnglishArmenianPersianAzerbaijaniScientific name
Basilռեհան rehānریحان reyhānreyhanOcimum basilicum
Cilantroհամեմ hāmemگشنیز gishnīzkişnişCoriandrum sativum
Cressկոտեմ kotemشاهی shāhī, ترتیزک tartizak, etc.vəzəriLepidium sativum
Dillսամիթ sāmitشوید shevīdşüyüdAnthemum graveolens
Fenugreekհացհամեմ hātshāmemشنبلیله shambalīlehgüldəfnəTrigonella foenum-graecum
Leek chivesպրաս prāsتره tarehpırasaAllium ampeloprasum var. persicum
Mintնանա nānāنعناع na'nānanəMentha spicata
Parsleyմաղադանոս māghādānosجعفری ja'farīcəfəriPetroselinum crispum
Persian shallotշալոտ shālotموسیر mūsīrhövsan soğanıAllium stipitatum
Radishբողկ boghkتربچه torobchehturpRaphanus sativus
Savory ծիթրոն tsitronمرزه marzehçölnanəsiSatureja
Scallionկանաչ սոխ kanach sokhپیازچه piyāzchehyaşıl soğanAllium fistulosum
Tarragonթարխուն tārkhūnترخون tarkhūntərxunArtemisia dracunculus''