Sajji

{{Short description|Foodstuff}} {{Infobox food |name=Sajji |image=Sajji.JPG |caption= |alternate_name= |country=Pakistan and Iran |region= Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran and Balochistan, Pakistan }} thumb|Sajji being cooked in Balochistan, Pakistan {{Main article|Balochi cuisine}} '''Sajji''' (Balochi : سجی) is a Balochi dish<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hussain |first1= Iffat|title=Problems of Working Women in Karachi, Pakistan|pages=36|date=2024|edition= 2nd|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C_80EQAAQBAJ&dq=baloch+women+warrior&pg=PA36|isbn=9781036415839}}</ref> originating from the Balochistan province of Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/the-story-of-sajji/MTk1Nw==|title=The Story of Sajji|first=Sadaf|last=Shahzad|website=Youlin Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bolnews.com/newspaper/urban-insight/2022/10/tempting-sajji/|title=Tempting Sajji - BOL News}}</ref> Traditional and authentic sajji consists of lamb, marinated only in salt with a few spices. Sajji is considered done when it is at the rare stage. It is served with rice that is cooked inside the animal, which is baked in an oven and wrapped around a stone tandoor. Regional varieties are found with subtle differences in flavouring. Notably, in the urban centres of Karachi, Islamabad, or Lahore, chicken is used instead of lamb, the sajji is roasted until it is medium or well-done and is served with rice instead of Balochistan's traditional kaak bread.

==See also== * Balochi cuisine * Tabaheg * List of chicken dishes * List of lamb dishes * List of stuffed dishes * {{portal-inline|Food}}

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Category:Balochi cuisine Category:Pakistani meat dishes Category:Lamb and mutton dishes Category:Pakistani chicken dishes Category:Iranian cuisine Category:Baked foods Category:Stuffed dishes Category:Spit-cooked foods