🇹🇲 Turkmen Cuisine

Byzmyk

Turkmen Pasta with Yogurt

Prep Time 45 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 426 kcal

Small hand-torn pasta pieces boiled and dressed with tangy yogurt, melted butter, and ground lamb creating a simple satisfying meal.

Ingredients

  • 300g all-purpose flour
  • 150ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 300g ground lamb
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 300g plain yogurt
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp dried mint
  • Fresh dill

Instructions

  1. 1 Make a firm dough from flour, water, and salt then knead until smooth and rest for twenty minutes.
  2. 2 Tear or cut the dough into small irregular pieces about two centimeters in size for a rustic homemade look.
  3. 3 Boil the pasta pieces in salted water for ten minutes until tender then drain reserving some cooking water.
  4. 4 Brown ground lamb with diced onion in a skillet, season with pepper and cook until the meat is fully done.
  5. 5 Toss drained pasta with yogurt and arrange on a serving plate then top with the cooked lamb mixture.
  6. 6 Drizzle melted butter infused with dried mint over everything and garnish with fresh dill before serving.

Did You Know?

Byzmyk pasta is intentionally irregular in shape because Turkmen cooks believe the uneven surfaces hold more sauce and yogurt.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/turkmen/byzmyk/