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Kyrgyz Plov

Name: Kyrgyz Plov
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Kyrgyzstan
Ingredients: 400g Rice; 500g Lamb; 3 Carrot; 2 Onion; 1 head Garlic; 2 tsp Cumin Seeds; 100ml Vegetable Oil; 2 tsp Salt; 600ml Water

Rice

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Lamb and carrots braised in a big pot with rice cooked on top — the celebration rice of Kyrgyzstan.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

In Kyrgyzstan, as elsewhere in Central Asia, plov (ash) is the dish for celebrations and big gatherings. Lamb, yellow carrots, and onion are fried and braised in a big pot called a kazan, and rice is cooked on top. Around Osh in the south, it's known as a dish people take especially seriously.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a courtyard at a wedding in southern Kyrgyzstan, golden rice and meat rise from a huge kazan as men dish it onto platters.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Rice 400g
Lamb 500g
Carrot 3
Onion 2
Garlic 1 head
Cumin Seeds 2 tsp
Vegetable Oil 100ml
Salt 2 tsp
Water 600ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rinse the rice and soak for 30 minutes.
Heat oil in a pot, brown large pieces of lamb, add sliced onion, and stir-fry.
Add thick strips of carrot and cook until soft, then add cumin, salt, and water and simmer 20 minutes.
Spread the drained rice evenly on top, bury whole heads of garlic in it, and add water to 1 cm above the rice.
When the water is absorbed, cover and steam on the lowest heat for 20 minutes, then mix and serve.

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