Dovga

Dovga – recipe with photo, azerbaijani cuisine
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Cooking Time:
2 hours
Recipe Yield:
2,5 l
Difficulty:
Simple recipe

Dovga (Azerbaijani: Dovğа) is a national meal of Azerbaijani cuisine. Dovga is a cold summer soup cooked from kefir and herbs. The dish is served with small meatballs on the festive table. Azerbaijani housewives of Dovga cook at least 10 liters, because the cooking process is quite long and it is often difficult to cook it.

Recipe Ingredients

Kefir 2 l
Eggs 1 pcs
Wheat Flour 1 tbsp
Rice 3 tbsp
Sorrel 1 bunch
Cilantro 1 bunch
Parsley 1 bunch
Dill 1 bunch

Cooking Recipe

For cooking Azerbaijani cuisine recipe Dovga, beat the egg with flour and 1 tbsp. cold kefir. Wash greens and chop finely.

In a pan with kefir add a beaten egg, washed rice and put on medium heat, stirring constantly.

When rice is cooked, add chopped greens and sorrel. Boil another 10 minutes and remove from heat. Continue to interfere with the dowg until it cools down.

Do not stop stirring during cooking and at the end, otherwise the liquid will coagulate. Cooked and cooled dovga to put in the cold, and then you can serve.