Other Tajik dishes: plov, mastoba, shurbo, shir-choy

The Tajik table is not only qurutob. Here is a look at other dishes. Plov (osh) is the main festive dish. In Tajikistan it is made with chickpeas, yellow carrots, onion and cumin. In many recipes the meat, rice and carrots are taken in similar proportions. Mastoba is a rice soup with meat, vegetables and cumin. About 100 g of rice is used per litre of water. Shurbo is a lamb soup with potatoes, carrots, onion and herbs. Sambusa is a layered pastry with meat and onion, baked in a tandoor or an oven. Shir-choy is strong black tea with milk, butter and salt. It is drunk hot with flatbread. Cholob is a cold drink made from chakka or katyk with herbs (mint, basil), drunk on hot days. Sources: Википедия — Таджикская кухня: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Таджикская_кухня Wikipedia — Tajik cuisine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajik_cuisine