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Oromo

Name: Oromo
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Kyrgyzstan
Ingredients: 300g Bread flour; 300g Lamb; 2 Onion; 150g Pumpkin; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 160ml Water; To taste Sour cream

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Thin dough spread with lamb and onion, rolled up, and steamed — a Kyrgyz steamed roll.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Oromo means 'rolled' in Kyrgyz. Dough is rolled thin, spread with finely chopped lamb, onion, and pumpkin, rolled up, coiled into a spiral, and steamed — like manty filling wrapped in one big sheet. It's sliced and served with sour cream or chili sauce.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Kyrgyz kitchen, a big spiral roll comes out of the steamer, is sliced, and laid out on a plate.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Bread flour 300g
Lamb 300g
Onion 2
Pumpkin 150g
Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Water 160ml
Sour cream To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Knead bread flour, a pinch of salt, and water into a smooth dough and rest 30 minutes.
Finely chop the lamb, onion, and pumpkin and mix with salt, pepper, and cumin.
Roll the dough into a large thin rectangle and spread the filling over it.
Roll up from one end, coil into a spiral, and place in a steamer.
Steam 40 minutes, slice, and serve with sour cream.

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