Sabzi khordan


Sabzi khordan, kanachi,, goy or pinjar is a common side dish in Iranian, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, and Armenian cuisines, which may be served with any meal, consisted of any combination of a set of fresh herbs and raw vegetables. Basil, parsley, and radishes are among the most common ones.
Most commonly it is served alongside the actual meal. It is sometimes served with feta cheese and naan bread and also walnuts, to prepare a loqmeh which is colloquially called Naan panir sabzi.
A list of the vegetables used in sabzi khordan is as follows:
EnglishArmenianPersianScientific name
Basilռեհան rehānریحان reyhānOcimum basilicum
Cilantroհամեմ hāmemگشنیز gishnīzCoriandrum sativum
Cressկոտեմ kotemشاهی shāhī, ترتیزک tartizak, etc.Lepidium sativum
Dillսամիթ sāmitشوید shevidAnthemum graveolens
Fenugreekհացհամեմ hātshāmemشنبلیله shambalīlehTrigonella foenum-graecum
Leek chivesպրաս prāsتره tarehAllium ampeloprasum var. persicum
Mintնանա nānāنعناع na'nāMentha spicata
Parsleyմաղադանոս māghādānosجعفری ja'farīPetroselinum crispum
Persian shallotշալոտ shālotموسیر mūsīrAllium stipitatum
Radishբողկ boghkتربچه torobchehRaphanus sativus
Savory ծիթրոն tsitronمرزه marzehSatureja
Scallionկանաչ սոխ kanach sokhپیازچه piyāzchehAllium fistulosum
Tarragonթարխուն tārkhūnترخون tarkhūnArtemisia dracunculus

The equivalent dish in Armenian cuisine is kanachi.

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