Uzbekistan Recipes
Silk Road crossroads where rice is cooked in cauldrons. Not sure what to eat in Uzbekistan? Start with Dimlama (Layered Steamed Stew), Samsa, Chak-Chak and Katlama. Here are 9 authentic Uzbekistan recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
9 recipes
Uzbek PlovTashkent, Uzbekistan · medium · 1 h 35 minSilk Road rice cooked in one kazan with lamb, mountains of carrots, cumin, and whole garlic heads.
Uzbek Plov KatlamaTashkent, Uzbekistan · medium · 45 minFlaky, layered pan-fried flatbread brushed with oil and folded, a Central Asian morning staple.
SamsaTashkent, Uzbekistan · medium · 1 h 10 minFlaky baked pastries filled with spiced lamb and onion, blistered golden in a tandoor, a Silk Road staple.
Chak-ChakTashkent, Uzbekistan · medium · 55 minCrisp fried dough pieces bound in warm honey syrup into a sticky golden mound, a Central Asian celebration sweet.
Shurpa (Lamb and Vegetable Soup)Tashkent, Uzbekistan · easy · 2 h 20 minA slow-simmered Uzbek soup of bone-in lamb and large chunks of vegetables in a clear golden broth, finished with dill and cilantro.
Dimlama (Layered Steamed Stew)Tashkent, Uzbekistan · easy · 3 h 30 minAn Uzbek one-pot stew of meat and vegetables layered in a sealed pot and cooked in their own steam and juices until everything is meltingly tender.
Obi Non (Uzbek Stamped Bread)Tashkent, Uzbekistan · medium · 2 h 40 minRound yeasted flatbreads with a thick, soft, golden rim and a thin crisp centre stamped with a pattern of holes, glazed with milk and scattered with nigella and sesame seeds.
Tashkent Salad (Uzbek Radish and Beef Salad)Tashkent, Uzbekistan · easy · 2 hCrisp julienned green radish tossed with strips of boiled beef and golden fried onion, dressed with a little mayonnaise and crowned with boiled egg and herbs.
Gumma (Uzbek Fried Meat Pies)Tashkent, Uzbekistan · medium · 1 h 40 minSmall half-moon pies of thin salted-water dough around juicy lamb, onion and cumin, fried golden in a heavy pan and eaten hot with green tea.
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