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🇦🇿 Traditional dishes from Azerbaijan

3 dishes people actually cook in Azerbaijan: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Dovga

45 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Dovga, a traditional dish from Azerbaijan

A creamy Azerbaijani yogurt soup bursting with flavor.

  • 500 g yogurt
  • 1000 ml water
  • 100 g rice
  • 200 g spinach
  • 30 g dill
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 eggs

Plov

90 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Plov, a traditional dish from Azerbaijan

Savor the rich flavors of traditional Azerbaijani plov!

  • 400 g basmati rice
  • 500 g lamb
  • 2 onions
  • 2 carrots
  • 4 garlic
  • 800 ml water
  • 100 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 pinch saffron

Qutab

60 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Qutab, a traditional dish from Azerbaijan

Delicious stuffed flatbreads filled with savory goodness.

  • 500 g all-purpose flour
  • 200 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 300 g ground lamb
  • 1 onion
  • 50 g fresh herbs
  • 50 g butter
  • 1 tsp black pepper

What do people eat in Azerbaijan?

The three dishes from Azerbaijan documented in Copper are Dovga, Plov and Qutab. Two of the three are simmered. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 19 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Azerbaijan?

The three recipes need 19 ingredients between them, of which 1 is shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Azerbaijan entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Azerbaijan take?

Dovga is the quickest at 45 minutes. Plov is the longest at 90 minutes. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Azerbaijan is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Azerbaijan here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Dovga is the shortest way in.

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