Dagestan Avar khinkal

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 15 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make Avar khinkal? Start cooking with the broth. How to make broth? Take beef pulp, salt, peppercorns and bay leaf. You can replace beef with chicken or lamb if desired. You can add onions and garlic to the broth for a richer taste, which is what we do.

2. STEP 2

   

   Place all products in a saucepan and fill with clean water. Since you need a rich broth, place the meat in cold water, but do not cook for long so that it does not overcook and become too tasteless. Bring the water in the pan to a boil and cook the broth over medium heat, skimming off the foam, for 40-50 minutes (depending on the type and quality of meat).

3. STEP 3

   

   While the meat is cooking, prepare the dough. How to make the dough? Sift the flour into a large bowl. Add salt and soda, mix them with flour. Pour kefir in a thin stream, kneading the dough.

4. STEP 4

   

   Knead a soft, non-stick dough. Cover it with a towel and leave to rest.

5. STEP 5

   

   Then, when the meat is cooked, strain the broth and pour it back into the pan. Remove the meat from the broth and wrap in foil to keep it hot.

6. STEP 6

   

   Prepare the sauce. How to make sauce? Take the ingredients to prepare it. Instead of sour cream, you can use natural yogurt. Chop the garlic - grate it or pass it through a press. Wash the greens, dry and finely chop.

7. STEP 7

   

   Mix sour cream, salt, chopped garlic and finely chopped herbs thoroughly in a cup. Cover it and put it in the refrigerator.

8. STEP 8

   

   Roll out the dough into a layer 0.5-0.6 cm thick.

9. STEP 9

   

   Cut it into small pieces.

10. STEP 10

    

    Bring the broth back to a boil and boil the dough pieces for 4-6 minutes, no more.

11. STEP 11

    

    When the dough puffs up, slightly flaking on the cut, and a white foam appears around it, you can take it out. Cook in batches of 10-15 pieces, depending on the diameter of the pan.

12. STEP 12

    

    To prevent the finished pieces of dough from becoming tough and losing their fluffiness, pierce them with toothpicks in several places!

13. STEP 13

    

    Remove the meat from the foil and cut it into pieces.

14. STEP 14

    

    Serve a hot dish on the table: dough flatbreads, pieces of boiled meat, broth in bowls and sauce. Avar khinkal is ready! Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Tatiana

14.10.2023

4.8

What an interesting dish - a very attractive option for lovers of both meat and dumplings. Nourishing - simple - delicious!

Natusik

14.10.2023

4.8

Irus, what an interesting dish! Looks very tasty!

taksibluz

14.10.2023

4.7

another version of the good old dumplings.

Christina

14.10.2023

4.8

like Chechen dumplings zhizhig galnash

Rina

14.10.2023

4.6

An interesting option) and it would be great with lamb!

Izhik

14.10.2023

4.7

I tried it with a Dagestani friend, but she made the dough a little differently, not really tasty. The broth is also served in bowls

Fatima A

14.10.2023

4.8

If we had Avar khinkal for dinner in the evening, then for breakfast we definitely fry them in a frying pan with the addition of vegetable oil on both sides. I serve with cheese, sour cream or urbechi. We like cumin tea for fried khinkal