Gondi (food)

Gondi
A plate of gondi
Alternative namesGhondi, gundi, Persian matzo ball soup
TypeSoup
CourseAppetizer or side dish
Place of origin Iran
Khorasan, Esfahan and Tehran
Region or statePersian Jewish
 Iran
 Israel
 United States
Created byPersian Jews
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsChickpea flour, chicken, or turkey, or sometimes (ground lamb, grated onions, cardamom, garlic, sometimes turmeric, dried lime

Gondi (go-n-dee), sometimes spelled as ghondi, or gundi,[1][2] is a Persian Jewish dish[2] of meatballs[3] made from ground lamb, veal or chicken[2] traditionally served on Shabbat. Dried lime is sometimes used as an ingredient.[4] Gondi are served as part of chicken soup served on Shabbat and other Jewish holidays, similar to their Ashkenazi Jewish counterpart matzo balls.

They are also sometimes served as a side dish, or as an appetizer. Accompaniments are Middle Eastern bread and raw greens such as mint, watercress, and basil.[5]

  1. ^ Murphy, Kate (March 10, 2012). "Catching Up With the Chef Yotam Ottolenghi". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Ruth Taber: Chickpeas star in Rosh Hashanah dishes". El Paso Times. September 20, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "The Stuff Of Tradition". The Jewish Week | Connecting The World To Jewish News, Culture & Opinion. March 2, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "The food travels of London's top chefs". Evening Standard. October 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "Iranian Jews' delicious obsession with Gondi - Iranian American Jews". Retrieved 5 November 2016.

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