🇹🇯 Tajik Cuisine

Behi Dulma

Stuffed Quince

Prep Time 40 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 366 kcal

Golden quinces hollowed and stuffed with spiced lamb and rice, braised until tender in a sweet-savory broth.

Ingredients

1 Cut tops off quinces, hollow out cores leaving walls intact.
2 Mix lamb, par-cooked rice, onion, cinnamon, cumin, salt, and pepper.
3 Stuff quinces with the filling, replace tops.
4 Arrange in a baking dish. Mix water, sugar, and butter, pour around quinces.
5 Cover tightly, braise in oven at 180°C for 1.5 hours until quinces are tender.
6 Baste occasionally with pan juices. Serve with the reduced braising liquid.

Did You Know?

Quince was known as the golden apple in ancient Persia, and stuffing it with meat was considered a dish worthy of kings.