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Dovga

Name: Dovga
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Azerbaijan
Ingredients: 500g Plain yogurt; 1 Egg; 1 tbsp All-purpose flour; 3 tbsp Raw rice; 100g (canned) Chickpeas; 1/2 bunch Spinach; 1 pack Dill; 1 bunch Cilantro; 1 pack Fresh mint leaves; 1 tsp Salt

Soup

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Yogurt simmered with plenty of herbs, rice, and chickpeas — a refreshing Azerbaijani soup.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Dovga is an Azerbaijani soup based on yogurt, simmered with herbs such as dill, cilantro, mint, and spinach plus rice and chickpeas. It's good hot or cold — chilled in summer, warm in winter. The trick is to keep stirring in one direction so the yogurt doesn't split.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a hot summer afternoon, chilled dovga is poured into bowls on the terrace of a Baku home as the family takes a breather.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Plain yogurt 500g
Egg 1
All-purpose flour 1 tbsp
Raw rice 3 tbsp
Chickpeas 100g (canned)
Spinach 1/2 bunch
Dill 1 pack
Cilantro 1 bunch
Fresh mint leaves 1 pack
Salt 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Boil the rice in water for 10 minutes.
Mix the yogurt, egg, flour, and 300ml water well.
Put in a pot over low heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly in one direction (to prevent splitting).
Add the rice and chickpeas, then the chopped spinach and herbs.
Simmer 5 minutes, stirring, and season with salt.
Serve warm or chilled.

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