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Budaatai Khuurga

Name: Budaatai Khuurga
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mongolia
Ingredients: 500g Cooked rice; 200g Lamb; 1 Carrot; 1 Onion; 1/8 Cabbage; 1 clove Garlic; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper

Rice

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Rice stir-fried with mutton and vegetables — Mongolian home-style fried rice.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Budaatai khuurga means 'fried rice' in Mongolian: strips of mutton or beef stir-fried with carrot, onion, and cabbage, with rice added and seasoned with salt. It's a simple everyday dish quickly made in Mongolian homes and canteens.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In an Ulaanbaatar kitchen, mutton and carrots are stir-fried with rice in an iron pan and piled onto a big plate.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Cooked rice 500g
Lamb 200g
Carrot 1
Onion 1
Cabbage 1/8
Garlic 1 clove
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the lamb into strips and sprinkle with a little salt.
Cut the carrot, onion, and cabbage into strips.
Heat oil in a frying pan and stir-fry the meat and garlic.
Add the vegetables and stir-fry until soft.
Add the rice, breaking it up as you stir-fry, and season with salt and pepper.

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