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Shakarob

Name: Shakarob
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Tajikistan
Ingredients: 3 Tomato; 1 Onion; 1 Green Chili Pepper; A pinch Cilantro; A pinch Dill; 1/2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper

Side Dish

⏱ 10 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Tomato, onion, and chili dressed with salt and herbs — the salad essential to the Tajik table.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Shakarob is a simple salad of sliced tomatoes, onions, and green chili dressed with herbs and salt, always served alongside rich oshi palov and meat dishes. Its name is said to come from 'sugar water,' and its hallmark is the plentiful juice from sweet ripe tomatoes.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At midday in a Tajik summer, a bowl of bright red tomato and white onion salad sits beside a big platter of pilaf.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Tomato 3
Onion 1
Green Chili Pepper 1
Cilantro A pinch
Dill A pinch
Salt 1/2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Slice the onion into very thin rings, rub with a little salt, soak in water, and squeeze dry.
Cut the tomatoes into thin half-moons.
Finely chop the green chili.
Combine everything and dress with salt and pepper.
Scatter with chopped herbs and let stand 10 minutes to meld.

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