Central Asian recipes

5 Central Asian recipes for a home kitchen, from 90 minutes. Have some of the ingredients already? Match them to what you have.

Dinner

Central Asian · dinner

Tiny Uzbek lamb dumplings served in broth or with yogurt, dill and black pepper.

Central Asian · dinner

One-pot lamb, carrot and cumin rice steamed with a whole head of garlic, Central Asia's national dish.

Central Asian · dinner

Kazakhstan's national dish of boiled lamb or beef over wide hand-cut noodles with onion sauce and the rich broth (sorpa).

Central Asian · lunch

Flaky baked triangles stuffed with juicy lamb, onion and cumin, topped with sesame—traditionally from a tandoor.

Central Asian · baking

Xinjiang bazaar flatbread with a thin, stamped center and puffy rim, topped with onion, sesame and nigella.