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Khuushuur

Name: Khuushuur
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mongolia
Ingredients: 300g Ground mutton; 1 (finely chopped) Onion; 1 clove Garlic; 300g All-purpose flour; 150ml Water; 1/2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black pepper; As needed Oil for frying

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

The same filling as buuz, flattened and fried until golden and crisp — the classic street food of the Naadam festival.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Khuushuur is the essential street food of Naadam, Mongolia's summer festival of wrestling, archery, and horse racing. Where buuz are steamed, khuushuur are fried, giving them a crisp, chewy bite. In some regions, rolling the dough out wide and flat is considered a mark of a well-made khuushuur, and the smell of frying dough fills the air around the racetracks.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Around the Naadam racetracks, the smell of khuushuur frying in huge batches fills the air.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Ground mutton 300g
Onion 1 (finely chopped)
Garlic 1 clove
All-purpose flour 300g
Water 150ml
Salt 1/2 tsp
Black pepper A pinch
Oil for frying As needed

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Knead the flour and water into a dough. Let rest for 20 minutes.
Mix the ground meat with the onion, garlic, salt, and black pepper to make the filling.
Roll the dough into thin rounds, place filling in the center, and fold into a half-moon shape.
Press the edges firmly closed with a fork or your fingers.
Fry in 340°F (170°C) oil until golden on both sides.
Drain and serve hot.

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