Chigirtma () is an egg dish of
Azerbaijani cuisine
Azerbaijani cuisine ( az, Azərbaycan mətbəxi) refers to the cooking styles and dishes of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The cuisine developed significantly due to its diversity of agriculture, from abundant grasslands which historically allowed f ...
. The name ''chigirtma'' (çığırtma) means that it includes eggs.
Chigirtma literally means in Azerbaijani “screaming”. It is believed that the dish is called so because of the sounds the meat (or vegetable) makes while cooking in hot oil.
Chigirtma is made from chicken, eggplants, green beans, spinach and mutton.
Types
Chicken
The main ingredients of chicken chigirtma () are chicken, onions, lemon water, eggs, vegetable oil or melted butter and spices.
Preparation
The chicken is boiled, then placed in the pan and chopped fried onions, lemon juice, spices are added on it. A little broth is poured before simmering 20 minutes. Eggs are added to the chicken and cooked until the dish is done. Chicken-chigirtma can be served with plain
plov which is known as chigirtma-plov.
Green bean
Green beans,
onions
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,
eggs,
dill,
vegetable oil and spices are used in preparation of Green bean chigirtma (). Beans are cut into small pieces and boiled. Eggs, chopped dill and spices are mixed in a bowl and then added to the fried onions with cooked beans. The dish is served with “” (yogurt with crushed garlic).
Eggplant
The main ingredients of badimjan (eggplant) chighirtma are
eggplants,
onions
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, melted butter,
eggs,
parsley
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and spices. Sliced eggplants are salted and pressed to remove its bitter juice. Eggplants are added to fried onions and is cooked, then eggs are added. Melted butter and greens are added before serving.
Forcemeat
Forcemeat chigirtma () is made with
forcemeat from
mutton, onions, melted butter,
saffron and eggs. Chopped
dill is added before serving.
Spinach
Spinach, sorrel, onions, eggs and melted butter are the main ingredients of ispanag (spinach) chigirtma. Soured milk and chopped parsley are served with this dish.
Ganja
This version of chigirtma is specific to
Ganja
Ganja (, ; ) is one of the oldest and most commonly used synonyms for marijuana. Its usage in English dates to before 1689.
Etymology
''Ganja'' is borrowed from Hindi/Urdu ( hi, गांजा, links=no, ur, , links=no, IPA: aːɲd ...
city of
Azerbaijan. The dish is made with mutton, onions, melted butter, tomatoes, greens (
and dill), and spices. Meat is cooked in its broth in a deep pan. Separately fried onions and eggs are added when the meat is done. The mixture is simmered until eggs are done. Tomatoes and greens are added before serving. Ganja chigirtma is served with
soured milk.
References
Turkish cuisine
Azerbaijani cuisine
Egg dishes
Azerbaijani words and phrases
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