Name: Gondi
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 4 chicken thighs, bone in and skin on; 2 medium onions, peeled and quartered; 1 large carrot, peeled and cut into 3cm chunks; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 2 whole black limes, pierced a few times with a knife; 30g parsley, tied in a bunch; 20 whole black peppercorns; Salt to season; 250g cooked cannellini beans (tinned are fine); About 1 tbsp lime juice, to serve; 10g picked coriander leaves, to serve; 250g minced chicken (or turkey); 25g melted unsalted butter; 100g chickpea (gram) flour; 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped in a food processor; 10g parsley, finely chopped; ½ tsp ground cardamom; ½ tsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp ground turmeric; 1 tbsp rose water; ¼ tsp crushed whole black peppercorns

Soup Main

4 people

These Iranian dumplings aren't to everybody's taste, admittedly, but, like Marmite, if they are, you'll love them. They're traditionally served in an aromatic broth that's both comforting and hard-hitting at the same time.

Ingredients

1	tbsp olive oil
4	chicken thighs, bone in and skin on
2	medium onions, peeled and quartered
1	large carrot, peeled and cut into 3cm chunks
½ tsp	ground turmeric
2 whole	black limes, pierced a few times with a knife
30g	parsley, tied in a bunch
20 whole	black peppercorns
Salt	to season
250g	cooked cannellini beans (tinned are fine)
About 1 tbsp	lime juice, to serve
10g	picked coriander leaves, to serve
FOR THE DUMPLINGS:
250g	minced chicken (or turkey)
25g	melted unsalted butter
100g	chickpea (gram) flour
1	medium onion, peeled and finely chopped in a food processor
10g	parsley, finely chopped
½ tsp	ground cardamom
½ tsp	ground cumin
¼ tsp	ground turmeric
1 tbsp	rose water
¼ tsp	crushed whole black peppercorns

Method

On a medium flame, heat the oil in a medium stockpot. Add the chicken thighs and sauté lightly for eight minutes, turning once. Add the onion, carrot, turmeric, black limes, parsley, peppercorns and a teaspoon of salt. Pour over 1.5 litres of water, bring to a gentle simmer, cover and cook for 40 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to lift all the chicken and vegetables out of the broth (save the chicken for use in a salad or sandwich filling). Return the limes to the liquid and set the pot aside.
Put all the ingredients for the dumplings in a large bowl with a teaspoon of salt. Mix well and, with wet hands, shape into 16 round, 30-35g dumplings.
Bring the broth to a gentle boil and add the cannellini beans. Carefully lower the dumplings into the broth, cover with a lid and simmer on a low heat for 30 minutes. The dumplings will expand in the liquid. Remove the lid and simmer for another 20 minutes, until the soup has concentrated in both consistency and flavour. (Add water as necessary, or reduce the liquid for longer.) Serve in bowls and top with a squeeze of lime and some coriander.