Soups
Mastoba
A Tajik soup-porridge made with yogurt and torn bread, topped with mutton fat and fried onions. Comforting and rustic, it is served hot, often for breakfast or winter meals.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Thinly slice the onions and fry them in the mutton fat until deep brown, about 10 minutes.
- Tear the bread into small pieces in a bowl and set aside.
- In a saucepan, dissolve the flour in a little cold water, then add the rest of the water and the yogurt while whisking.
- Heat over medium heat, stirring, until it reaches a creamy texture, without boiling hard, about 10 minutes.
- Season with salt and pour the hot mixture over the bread in the bowls.
- Top each bowl with fried onions and their fat, and serve right away.
Variations and tips
Light version. Replace the mutton fat with a little olive oil and add fresh herbs.
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Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Original Ecomely recipe.