Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Azerbaijan

37 dishes.

AbgoraSour juice pressed from unripe grapes, used instead of lemon in stews.AtlamaChilled buttermilk-style drink left after churning butter, drunk salted in summer.AyranSalted yoghurt thinned with cold water, drunk with kebabs and pilaf.Azerbaijani teastrong black tea in pear-shaped armudu glasses with jamBadamburaflaky pastry parcels filled with ground almonds, sugar and cardamomDolmavegetables stuffed with spiced minced meat, simmered in white chickpea sauceDoshabdark syrup boiled down from mulberries or grapes, spooned over pastriesDovgahot yogurt-herb soup with rice and chickpeas, stirred constantlyDushbarabroth crowded with tiny lamb dumplings, dried mint and garlic vinegarFirnirice-flour milk pudding scented with rosewater and dusted with cinnamonGurzaSmall pinched dumplings of minced lamb, left open at one end.KeteRound pastry filled with sweetened butter-and-flour crumb, cut into wedges.Khangalwide boiled dough squares with fried meat, onions and garlic yoghurtKhashilThick wheat-flour porridge served with melted butter and dark grape syrup.Kufta bozbashsaffron broth with giant meatballs hiding sour plumsLavangichicken or fish stuffed with walnut-onion-plum paste; southern Talysh specialtyLula kebabminced lamb kebab molded on flat skewers, served with lavashcheese & dairyMotal peniricrumbly sheep cheese matured with mountain herbs inside a skinMutakiSmall rolled pastries stuffed with walnut and sugar, dusted with icing sugar.Narsharabtangy pomegranate molasses poured over fish and kebabsNovvatLarge crystals of rock sugar dissolved slowly in glasses of black tea.OvdukhCold soup of sour milk with cucumber, herbs and sometimes cold meat.PakhlavaArmenian baklava layered with walnuts and honey syrupPitilamb, chickpeas and chestnuts baked in individual clay crocks; Sheki pridePlovsaffron rice crowned with lamb, chestnuts and dried fruit; dozens of varietiescheese & dairyQatiqthick sour yoghurt eaten with herbs and stirred into soups and dough dishesQutabthin half-moon flatbread filled with greens, meat or pumpkin, griddledShah plovcrown of rice, dried fruit and meat baked inside a lavash crustShekerburacrescent pastry pinched with tweezers, filled with sugared nutsSheki halvalattice of rice-flour threads layered with nuts and saffron syrupSherbetchilled syrup drink of fruit, rose or basil seeds, poured at weddingsShor gogalflaky spiced savory bun baked for NovruzSudlu siyiqLoose rice pudding cooked in milk, served warm with butter and sugar.cheese & dairySuzmaYoghurt drained in cloth to a thick spreadable curd, salted and eaten with bread.Tandir breadblistered flatbread slapped onto hot clay tandir wallsfermented & pickledTurshuvegetables and fruit pickled in vinegar and set out beside pilaf

  • Turshu

    Vegetables and fruit pickled in vinegar and set out beside pilaf. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 10 minutes cooking.…

  • Abgora

    Sour juice pressed from unripe grapes, used instead of lemon in stews. Ready in 45 minutes prep and none cooking.…

  • Atlama

    Chilled buttermilk-style drink left after churning butter, drunk salted in summer. Ready in 5 minutes prep and none cooking. Serves…

  • Azerbaijani tea

    Strong black tea in pear-shaped armudu glasses with jam. Ready in 5 min prep and 20 min cooking. 4 glasses.…

  • Ayran

    Salted yoghurt thinned with cold water, drunk with kebabs and pilaf. 5 min to prepare. 4 glasses. A drink recipe…

  • Badambura

    Flaky pastry parcels filled with ground almonds, sugar and cardamom. Ready in 50 min prep and 25 min cooking. About…

  • Doshab

    Dark syrup boiled down from mulberries or grapes, spooned over pastries. Ready in 45 min prep and 4 hr cooking.…

  • Dovga

    Hot yogurt-herb soup with rice and chickpeas, stirred constantly. Ready in 20 min prep and 40 min cooking. 6 servings.…

  • Dushbara

    Broth crowded with tiny lamb dumplings, dried mint and garlic vinegar. Ready in 1 hr 30 min prep and 30…

  • Firni

    Rice-flour milk pudding scented with rosewater and dusted with cinnamon. Ready in 10 min prep and 25 min cooking. 6…