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Tika Kabob

Name: Tika Kabob
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Tajikistan
Ingredients: 500g Lamb; 2 Onion; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1 tbsp Vinegar; 1 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Black Pepper; 8 Bamboo skewers; To taste Naan

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Lamb marinated in onion and salt and grilled over charcoal — Tajik skewers.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Tika kabob is a Tajik skewer of cubed lamb marinated in onion, salt, and pepper and grilled over charcoal. The simple seasoning brings out the meat's flavor, and it's served with thinly sliced raw onion in vinegar and naan. It's a staple of chaikhanas and bazaar stalls.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At dusk in Dushanbe, skewers smoke over charcoal under the eaves of a chaikhana as customers sip green tea waiting for them.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Lamb 500g
Onion 2
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Vinegar 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper 1/2 tsp
Bamboo skewers 8
Naan To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the lamb into 3cm cubes.
Grate 1 onion and rub into the meat with the cumin, salt, and pepper; marinate at least 2 hours.
Thread the meat onto skewers.
Grill or pan-fry for 8–10 minutes, turning occasionally.
Slice the remaining onion, toss with vinegar, and serve with the skewers and naan.

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