🇹🇲 Turkmen Cuisine

Dograma

Shredded Bread and Meat Stew

Prep Time 3 hours
Servings 8
Difficulty Medium
Calories 468 kcal

A festive dish of finely shredded flatbread soaked in rich lamb broth with tender pieces of boiled lamb and onion, served communally at celebrations.

Ingredients

  • 1kg bone-in lamb shoulder
  • 2 large onions, finely diced
  • 4 rounds of dried chorek flatbread
  • 2L water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds

Instructions

  1. 1 Boil lamb shoulder in salted water for two and a half hours until the meat is completely tender and falls off the bone easily.
  2. 2 Remove the lamb and shred it into small pieces by hand while reserving the rich flavorful broth in the pot.
  3. 3 Break dried chorek flatbread into small thumbnail-sized pieces by hand and spread them evenly across large serving bowls.
  4. 4 Layer shredded lamb and finely diced raw onion over the bread pieces in each bowl distributing everything evenly.
  5. 5 Ladle boiling hot lamb broth generously over the bread and meat layers allowing the bread to soften and absorb the rich liquid.
  6. 6 Serve immediately while steaming hot allowing guests to mix the layers together before eating with spoons.

Did You Know?

Dograma is the quintessential Turkmen celebration dish and no wedding feast is considered complete without it.

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