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Chigirtma () is an egg dish of Azerbaijani cuisine. 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.

Key facts

Food.name
Chigirtma, Çığırtma
Food.image
Çığırtma.JPG
Food.region
Azerbaijan
Food.served
Hot

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  • Types
  • Chicken
  • Preparation
  • Green bean
  • Eggplant
  • Forcemeat
  • Spinach
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Chigirtma () is an egg dish of Azerbaijani cuisine. 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.

==Types== === Chicken === The main ingredients of chicken chigirtma () are chicken, onions, lemon water, eggs, vegetable oil or melted butter and spices.

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