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Chekdirme

Name: Chekdirme
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Turkmenistan
Ingredients: 400g Lamb; 300g Rice; 3 Tomato; 2 Onion; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 4 tbsp Sunflower oil; 2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 500ml Water

Rice

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Lamb and tomato braised and rice cooked in — Turkmenistan's red rice dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Chekdirme is a rice dish often made in Turkmen homes: lamb, onion, and tomato are fried and simmered, then rice is added and cooked. It's easier than palow and comes out soft and saucy. Tinted red by the tomato, it's an everyday staple.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At dinner in a Turkmen home, glossy red rice is mounded on a big platter and served with a salad of raw tomato and onion.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Lamb 400g
Rice 300g
Tomato 3
Onion 2
Tomato paste 1 tbsp
Sunflower oil 4 tbsp
Salt 2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Water 500ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the lamb into small cubes and sear in oil.
Add the sliced onion and fry.
Add the chopped tomato, tomato paste, salt, and pepper and simmer 10 minutes.
Add the rinsed rice and water, stir, and bring to a boil.
Cover and cook on low for 20 minutes, then let stand 10 minutes.

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