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Dovga
DOVGA – YOGURT & HERB SOUP. Dovga is a traditional Azerbaijani soup made of plain yogurt and herbs. Ingredients: 1 lb (900 g) yogurt 2 qt (2 ltr) water ½ cup short grain rice 1 egg 1 bunch of cilantro 1 bunch of dill 1 bunch of parsley ½ bunch of mint (or dried mint) Salt to taste Preparation: 1. Wash and finely chop the herbs. 2. In the pot put washed rice, cover with 2 cups of hot water, mix, and simmer over low heat until the rice is cooked. 3. Let the rice to cool down, then add...
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Khinkali
KHINKALI are Georgian dumplings that became very popular in Baku. They look like little pleated pouches with a knob on top and filled with ground meat, usually lamb or beef, mixed with finely chopped onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Traditionally, Khinkali are eaten with hands, you hold their knob and take a bite off the side, and suck out the broth. Then you eat the rest of the Khinkali. Ingredients for dough: 2-3 cups flour 1 egg ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup water Ingredients for filling: 1 lb (450 g) grounded lamb or beef with 15% fat 1 small size...
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Kartof Dolmasi
KARTOF DOLMASI (Stuffed Potato) Ingredients: 5-6 medium size white potatoes 4 tomatoes 1 lb (450 g) grounded beef or lamb with 15% or more fat 1 large onion Salt and pepper to taste 1 bunch of coriander, ½ bunch of dill and ½ bunch of mint. 2 tbsp of clarified butter Preparation: Preparing Potatoes. Wash white potatoes, tomatoes and herbs. For this dish, you will need thin-skinned white potatoes, which you don’t need to peel, just a good scrubbing with a knife will remove the skin. Using a multifunctional potato peeler with the pointed end potato corer (alternatively you can...
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Iskender Kebab
ISKENDER KEBAB -Turkish dish (usually referred as Döner Kebab) is one of the most famous dishes of Turkey, and takes its name from its inventor, restaurateur Iskender Efendi. Back in 18 century in Turkey the lamb kebab was cooked above the charcoal fire horizontally. Iskender Efendi realized that each of his customers had different parts of the meat. Then, he began to think about a different way of cutting to serve his customers all parts of the lamb with a mixed taste. He came up with an idea to cook and cut it vertically. He cut off the bones from...
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Havaskar Qovurmasi
HAVASKAR QOVURMASI (Lamb cooked with saffron) The word «qovurma» in the name of a dish («kavurma» in Turkish) means that it contains cooked meat. The full name of this dish “Havaskar qovurması” from Azerbaijani language translates literally as «Amateur cooked meat». The word “amateur” comes from the Latin «amat» meaning “he loves”, so the main idea of this dish to prepare it the way you like it — by your choice. Havaskar Qovurmasi combines two main classic Azerbaijani ingredients — lamb and saffron. The other ingredients added to the dish, are optional, by your choice. Main Ingredients: 2 pounds (1...
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