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Tajik Oshi Palov

Name: Tajik Oshi Palov
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Tajikistan
Ingredients: 2 cups Rice; 400g Lamb; 3 Carrot; 1 Onion; 1 head Garlic; 100g (canned) Chickpeas; 2 tsp Cumin Seeds; 80ml Sunflower oil; 2 tsp Salt; 450ml Water

Rice

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Lamb, carrots, and rice cooked in a big pot — Tajikistan's celebration pilaf.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Oshi palov is Tajikistan's version of the pilaf loved throughout Central Asia, called 'the king of dishes.' In a big pot called a kazan, lamb is fried with lots of carrots and onions, then rice is laid on top and cooked. At weddings and celebrations it's traditional for men to cook it for hundreds, and everyone eats from big platters.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a village wedding in Tajikistan, men cook mountains of pilaf in giant iron pots and dish it onto big platters amid the steam.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Rice 2 cups
Lamb 400g
Carrot 3
Onion 1
Garlic 1 head
Chickpeas 100g (canned)
Cumin Seeds 2 tsp
Sunflower oil 80ml
Salt 2 tsp
Water 450ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rinse the rice and soak 30 minutes. Cut the carrots into thick matchsticks.
Heat oil in a heavy pot, fry the bite-size lamb until browned, and add the sliced onions.
Add the carrots and fry until soft, then add the cumin, salt, water, and chickpeas and simmer 15 minutes.
Spread the drained rice flat on top, bury a whole head of garlic in the center, cover, and cook on low for 25 minutes.
Mix everything, mound on a platter, and top with the meat and garlic.

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