Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Tajikistan

30 dishes.

cheese & dairyChakkastrained sour yogurt with herbs, eaten with nonmainDamlamalayered meat and vegetables steamed in their own juicesdrinkDughsalted yoghurt drink with herbs, served cold through the summerbread & pastryFatirflaky layered bread rolled with fat and baked in a tandoordrinkGreen teagreen tea opening and closing every mealsoup & stewHalimhearty spiced lentil and meat soup, late-night favoritedessertHalvodense flour-sugar-oil sweet in many regional stylescheese & dairyJurghotthick soured milk eaten with bread or thinned for drinkingsoup & stewKallapochaSheep head and trotters boiled long into a rich gelatinous morning broth.bread & pastryKulchaSmall round tandoor bread stamped in the centre, eaten with tea.Laghmanhand-pulled noodles fried or in broth with peppers; Dungan heritageMantuSteamed beef-and-onion dumplings topped with yogurt, lentils and dried mintsoup & stewMastobaRice and vegetable soup with lamb, finished with plenty of sour milk.snackNabotAmber rock sugar crystals dissolved in green tea or sucked alongside it.dessertNishallowhipped marshmallow-like sugar cream made for Ramadanbread & pastryNontandoor flatbread treated with reverence, never wastedOshi palavUNESCO-listed pilaf of rice, carrots and meat eaten from one dishmainOshi siyoalafPamiri noodles cooked with wild mountain herbs and sour milkcheese & dairyQaymoqThick clotted cream eaten at breakfast with hot bread, honey and tea.QurutRock-hard dried salted whey balls, soaked and pounded into a tangy white sauceQurutobflatbread torn into kurut-yogurt sauce with onions; national dish, sharedSambusaDeep-fried triangle of pastry stuffed with spiced beef or beanssalad & sideShakarobtomato, onion and herb salad dressed with sour milkShashlikmarinated meat skewers grilled over coalsdrinkShirchoysalted milk tea with butter, Pamiri breakfast warmthsoup & stewShurboslow lamb soup with potato and chickpeasdessertSumanakdark sweet paste of sprouted wheat, cooked all night for Navruzsoup & stewTushberasmall meat dumplings in broth, the Tajik pelmenisoup & stewUgroHand-cut thin noodles simmered in meat broth with herbs and sour milk.snackZardoluSun-dried apricots eaten with nuts and tea, the kernels cracked and eaten too.

  • Oshi palav

    UNESCO-listed pilaf of rice, carrots and meat eaten from one dish. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr 30…

  • Chakka

    Strained sour yogurt with herbs, eaten with non. A cheese & dairy recipe from Tajikistan.

  • Damlama

    Layered meat and vegetables steamed in their own juices. Ready in 30 min prep and 2 hr cooking. 8 servings.…

  • Dugh

    Salted yoghurt drink with herbs, served cold through the summer. 10 min to prepare. 1.5 litres. A drink recipe from…

  • Fatir

    Flaky layered bread rolled with fat and baked in a tandoor. Ready in 30 min prep and 20 min cooking.…

  • Green tea

    Green tea opening and closing every meal. Ready in 5 min prep and 5 min cooking. 1 pot. A drink…

  • Halvo

    Dense flour-sugar-oil sweet in many regional styles. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking. One tray, about 24…

  • Halim

    Hearty spiced lentil and meat soup, late-night favorite. Ready in 20 min prep and 3 hours cooking. 8 servings. A…

  • Jurghot

    Thick soured milk eaten with bread or thinned for drinking. A cheese & dairy recipe from Tajikistan.

  • Kallapocha

    Sheep head and trotters boiled long into a rich gelatinous morning broth. Ready in 1 hour prep and 7 hours…