Art Council of Mongolia, Culture Naadam Project

Traditional sup cooked with grind grain, herbs and meat.

Traditional sup cooked with grind grain, herbs and meat.

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Gandumkuch is a spring meal, usually people prepare that during the Navruz holiday. Technology of cooking a kind of dish with crumbled wheat, bean, peas, beef, some kinds of herbs and water.

Oshi burida is a kind of traditional soup with noodles, beef, butter and vegetables. The noodles are cooked in long strands, similar to spaghetti. Among the Tajik people, this dish is considered a symbol of long life and happiness.

Skills of cooking a kind of soup with pasta, beef, oil and vegetables.

Skills of cooking a kind of soup with pasta, beef, oil and vegetables.

Oshi burida is a traditional soup with pasta, beef, oil, and vegetables. The pasta is prepared in as long threads, similar to spaghetti. Among Tajik people, this form is considered a symbol of long life and happiness.

Khalim is a seasonal meal prepared from beef and wheat.nIt is particularly delicious when it is prepared from the new wheat harvest.In Uzbek traditional medicine khalim is recommended as a cure for diseases such as gastric and intestinal infections and colitis. In Bukhara and Samarkand regions it is called “khalisa”. For preparing khalim wheat is damped and squashed with wooden hive, washed in cold water and soaked in warm water for 5–6 hours. In a hot pot meat is fried until it is red. Then to the ready wheat water is poured immediately and boiled slowly for 1.5–2 hours. After this step is completed, it should be mixed without stoping. If the water evaporated before the wheat gets ready, hot water should be added in small portions. Once Halim’s wheat is crushed and meat became thinner, its salt isnadjusted, the fire is reduced and it is steamed for 2–3 hours. The meal is served on a plate and sprinkled with pepper and lavender leaves on its face.

Khalim is a seasonal meal prepared from beef and wheat.nIt is particularly delicious when it is prepared from the new wheat harvest.In Uzbek traditional medicine khalim is recommended as a cure for diseases such as gastric and intestinal infections and colitis. In Bukhara and Samarkand regions it is called “khalisa”. For preparing khalim wheat is damped and squashed with wooden hive, washed in cold water and soaked in warm water for 5–6 hours. In a hot pot meat is fried until it is red. Then to the ready wheat water is poured immediately and boiled slowly for 1.5–2 hours. After this step is completed, it should be mixed without stoping. If the water evaporated before the wheat gets ready, hot water should be added in small portions. Once Halim’s wheat is crushed and meat became thinner, its salt isnadjusted, the fire is reduced and it is steamed for 2–3 hours. The meal is served on a plate and sprinkled with pepper and lavender leaves on its face.