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Kulcha

• Breakfast
• Snack
• Tajik

2 h 50 min Master 245 kcal/100 g

Small round Tajik milk flatbreads with a pattern of cuts and fork pricks, brushed with egg yolk. According to Wikipedia, kulcha is the smallest kind of flatbread.

Birinchoba

• Lunch
• Tajik
• Vegetarian

1 h Beginner 75 kcal/100 g

A thick Tajik soup of rice and potatoes with fried onion, carrots and tomatoes; finished with sour cream and herbs.

Osh-tuglama

• Lunch
• Dinner
• Tajik

1 h 40 min Master 190 kcal/100 g

A Tajik "meat with rice": rice stewed with fried carrot and onion in lamb broth, topped with meat and carrot cut into strips.

Gelak palav

• Lunch
• Dinner
• Festive table

1 h 20 min Master 160 kcal/100 g

A Tajik pilaf with meatballs: fluffy rice with turmeric and cumin, simmered in the meatball broth and served in a mound with herbs.

Oshi burida

• Lunch
• Tajik
• Vegetarian

2 h Master 110 kcal/100 g

A Tajik noodle soup with chickpeas and plenty of fresh herbs: mint and cilantro are a must. Served with thick yogurt.

Ugro

• Lunch
• Tajik

2 h 10 min Master 70 kcal/100 g

A thick Tajik noodle soup: a meat broth with peas and potatoes and thin homemade noodles, dressed with katyk and herbs.

Shishkebek

• Lunch
• Dinner
• Kyrgyz

1 h Master 230 kcal/100 g

A Kyrgyz kebab of lamb liver with sheep tail fat and plenty of onion, served with vinegar and onion.

Hoshan

• Lunch
• Dinner
• Kyrgyz

2 h Master 270 kcal/100 g

Fried yeast-dough "manti" with chopped lamb and onion, which came to Kyrgyzstan from Uyghur cuisine. Served with a soured milk drink.

Zhupka with milk

• Breakfast
• Snack
• Kyrgyz

45 min Master 120 kcal/100 g

An old Kyrgyz treat: thin flatbreads fried in a dry skillet, layered with honey and butter and covered with hot milk.

Kuurma-chay

• Breakfast
• Snack
• Quick and easy

15 min Beginner 150 kcal/100 g

Kyrgyz "fried tea": black tea with milk and flour fried in butter. A hearty drink that is especially loved in winter.

Zhansak

• Snack
• Festive table
• Quick and easy

30 min Beginner 550 kcal/100 g

A Kyrgyz sweet of walnuts, clarified butter and honey, similar to kozinaki. Served with tea.

Shurugan

• Breakfast
• Dinner
• Quick and easy

25 min Beginner 110 kcal/100 g

A Kyrgyz milk soup with fried onion, served over pieces of flatbread. A simple, warming dish for breakfast or a light dinner.

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