🇰🇿 Kazakh Cuisine

Nauryz Kozhe

Nauryz Holiday Soup

Prep Time 30 min

Servings 8

Difficulty Medium

Calories 346 kcal

A festive soup of seven ingredients prepared for Nauryz (spring equinox), combining grains, meat, and dairy in a symbolic celebration of renewal.

Ingredients

300g boiled lamb or beef, shredded
100g rice
100g wheat berries or barley, pre-soaked
500ml kefir or sour milk
1.5L meat broth
1 large onion, diced
100g kurt (dried yogurt), dissolved in water
Salt and pepper
Fresh herbs

Instructions

1 Cook pre-soaked wheat berries in salted water until tender, about 40 min. Drain.
2 Cook rice separately until tender. Drain.
3 Bring meat broth to a simmer. Add onion and cook 5 min.
4 Add cooked grains, shredded meat, and dissolved kurt. Stir well.
5 Pour in kefir, stir gently. Heat through but do not boil.
6 Season with salt and pepper. Serve in large bowls garnished with fresh herbs.

Did You Know?

The seven ingredients in Nauryz kozhe symbolize seven virtues: joy, luck, wisdom, health, wealth, speed, and growth — one for each day of the Nauryz celebration.