Basma in a cauldron in Uzbek

Useful, tasty, colorful, non-standard, interesting. Basma — stewed meat with vegetables. It is prepared mainly in a cauldron, covered with a flat ceramic or metal product of any shape and under a press. A very tasty and simple Uzbek dish!
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 26 % 5 g
Fats 37 % 7 g
Carbohydrates 37 % 7 g
112 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 4 hours
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make basma in a cauldron? Before laying in the cauldron, it is necessary to prepare the ingredients. Cut the chicken into thin plates

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Cut the onion into half rings, removing the core

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Cut carrots into rings about 4-5 mm thick

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Cut the tomato into rings as well, while removing the core

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Cut the squash into rings about 5 mm thick

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    From sweet pepper, cut the core with seeds and cut into thick strips

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Peel the potatoes and cut into large pieces

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Cut lamb meat into medium pieces

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Before putting the meat in the cauldron, it must be marinated for a short time in spices (coriander, cumin) and salt

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    Cut the cabbage into large pieces, while the large and coarse upper leaves from the cabbage must be removed and set aside separately. They will come in handy at the end of putting the ingredients in the cauldron

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11.

    We cover the bottom of the cauldron with a layer of chicken

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12.

    Next layer of meat

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13.

    Next bow

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14.

    Then carrots. At this stage, it is necessary to pepper, salt, add cumin and coriander

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15.

    Tomato layer. And again spices

  16. Step 16:

    Step 16.

    We lower the garlic into the cauldron, while making incisions across, so that it would let the juice go faster

  17. Step 17:

    Step 17.

    Add hot peppercorns

  18. Step 18:

    Step 18.

    Zucchini layer

  19. Step 19:

    Step 19.

    Bulgarian pepper and spices on top of zucchini

  20. Step 20:

    Step 20.

    Next, lay a layer of potatoes. It should not come into contact with a layer of tomatoes, as potatoes will be hard when stewed with tomatoes. Potatoes also need to be sprinkled with spices to taste

  21. Step 21:

    Step 21.

    We put cabbage on potatoes, a bunch of greens

  22. Step 22:

    Step 22.

    Cover the entire contents of the cauldron with cabbage leaves set aside

  23. Step 23:

    Step 23.

    Cover the cauldron with a lid and put it on a very low fire to stew. At the same time, we install a press on top of the lid. It is necessary to press the lid with something heavy to the cauldron. Leave to stew for two or three hours

  24. Step 24:

    Step 24.

    After the specified time, the dish will be ready. For stewed vegetables and meat, do not forget to serve broth in a separate container!

Broth is very valuable in this recipe. Vegetable juices soaked in lamb meat with a taste of cumin are the most useful in this recipe. Therefore, for stewed meat and vegetables, the broth must be served to the table in a separate container. 

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Ripe potatoes - 80   kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70   kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380   kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82   kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in uniform - 74   kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192   kcal/100g
  • Green cabbage - 46   kcal/100g
  • Fresh frozen green cabbage in a package - 45   kcal/100g
  • Tomatoes - 23   kcal/100g
  • Lean mutton - 169   kcal/100g
  • Fat mutton - 225   kcal/100g
  • Lamb - brisket - 533   kcal/100g
  • Mutton - ham - 232   kcal/100g
  • Lamb chop on a bone - 380   kcal/100g
  • Lamb shoulder - 284   kcal/100g
  • Mutton - dorsal part - 459   kcal/100g
  • Zucchini - 23   kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Zira - 112   kcal/100g
  • Hot capsicum - 40   kcal/100g
  • Fresh frozen soup greens in a package - 41   kcal/100g
  • Greenery - 41   kcal/100g
  • Table salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Chicken fat - 897   kcal/100g

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