🇹🇯 Tajik Cuisine

Shurbo

Tajik Lamb Soup

Prep Time 30 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Medium
Calories 342 kcal

A rich, aromatic lamb and vegetable soup with chickpeas, potatoes, and fresh herbs, seasoned with cumin and coriander.

Ingredients

  • 500g lamb on the bone
  • 2 potatoes, quartered
  • 2 carrots, chunked
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 200g chickpeas, soaked overnight
  • 3 tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • Fresh cilantro and dill
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2L water

Instructions

  1. 1 Place lamb in a large pot with cold water. Bring to boil, skim foam.
  2. 2 Add onion, carrots, and chickpeas. Simmer 1 hour.
  3. 3 Add potatoes, tomatoes, cumin, and coriander. Cook 30 min more.
  4. 4 Season with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls.
  5. 5 Garnish generously with fresh cilantro and dill.

Did You Know?

In Tajik culture, the broth of shurbo is considered medicinal — it is the first food offered to someone recovering from illness.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/tajik/shurbo/