This is a feature of the Toshkent style: carrots are cooked separately and put in a zirvak already soft. This gives a sweeter taste and a characteristic “wedding” aroma.
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Wedding pilaf (Toshkent)
Toshkent wedding pilaf: the scale of a large Kazan, boiled carrots, raisins, nohat, beef and lamb at the same time. Holiday, solemn.
- Preparation
- 40 min
- Cooking.
- 120 min
- Totally.
- 160 min
- portion
- 20
Toshkent wedding pilaf is a special format: it is prepared for a large Kazan, usually for a wedding, anniversary or so-toy (Uzbek rite). Features - boiled carrots (pre-boiled), raisins, nohat (boiled peas of Turkish chickpeas), two breeds of meat at the same time (beef and lamb), a bright yellow color from turmeric. This pilaf is more complicated than everyday, but gives a “parade” sweet-salty texture, which is distinguished by the Toshkent style.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1. Soak the nohat in the evening; in the morning boil it separately until half-prepared.
- 2
Step 2. Wash and soak the rice for 40 minutes.
- 3
Step 3. Cook carrots for 5 minutes in salted water; drain.
- 4
Step 4. In Kazan, warm the oil, trample the kurdyuk to the quarks.
- 5
Step 5. Roast the beef 8 minutes to a strong crust; take out.
- 6
Step 6. Roast the lamb for 6 minutes; take it out.
- 7
Step 7. Put the onion down, fry until deep golden for 7 minutes.
- 8
Step 8. Add boiled carrots, warm up for 3 minutes; return the meat.
- 9
Step 9. Sprinkle turmeric, cue, barberry, put garlic and nohat; pour water.
- 10
Step 10. Put out the zirvak for 40 minutes on a quiet heat; spread the rice, add the washed raisins over the rice.
- 11
Step 11. Bring to a boil, cover with a tight lid and reduce the fire; cook for 30 minutes.
- 12
Step 12. Remove from the fire, let the pilaf stand for 15 minutes under the lid; serve on a wide lag.
Technological tips
- Boiled carrots are a hallmark of Toshkent pilaf; don’t miss this step.
- Nohat must be boiled before Zirvak - otherwise he will not have time to reach.
- Raisins are put on rice, not in zirvak - otherwise it will dissolve.
- Toshkent pilaf likes exposure for 15 minutes - after it the texture "calms down".
FAQ
Wedding pilaf (Toshkent) - frequent questions
It is possible, but the pilaf will lose its “parade”. Nohat is a mandatory element of the classical Toshkent pilaf, as well as two breeds of meat.
Out of 800 g of rice - 10-12 servings. This is pilaf for the company; count the proportions per family, but at least 500 grams of rice - otherwise the visual effect is lost.
Zira, barberry and turmeric are mandatory. Without turmeric, pilaf will not be yellow; without cumin and barberry, it will not be a wedding pilaf, but an everyday pilaf.
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