Dagestan Avar khinkal

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make Avar khinkal? Start cooking with broth. How to make broth? Take beef pulp, salt, pepper and bay leaf. It is allowed to replace beef with chicken or lamb if desired. You can add onion and garlic to the broth for a richer taste, which we do.

2. Step 2:

   

   Put all the products in a saucepan, fill with clean water. Since the broth needs to be saturated, put the meat in cold water, but do not cook for a long time so that it does not digest and does not become too tasteless. Bring the water in a saucepan to a boil and cook the broth over medium heat, removing the foam, for 40-50 minutes (depending on the variety and quality of meat).

3. Step 3:

   

   While the meat is cooking, prepare the dough. How to make dough? Sift the flour into a large bowl. Add salt and soda, mix them with flour. Pour kefir in a thin stream, kneading the dough.

4. Step 4:

   

   Knead a soft dough that does not stick to your hands. Cover it with a towel and leave it to rest.

5. Step 5:

   

   Then, when the meat is cooked, strain the broth, pour it back into the pan. Remove the meat from the broth and wrap it in foil to keep it hot.

6. Step 6:

   

   Prepare the sauce. How to make sauce? Take the products for its preparation. Instead of sour cream, you can take natural yogurt. Chop the garlic — grate it on a grater or pass it through a press. Wash the greens, dry them and chop them finely.

7. Step 7:

   

   Mix sour cream, salt, crushed garlic and finely chopped herbs thoroughly in a cup. Cover it and put it in the refrigerator.

9. Step 8:

   

   Roll out the dough into a layer 0.5-0.6 cm thick.

10. Step 9:

    

    Cut it into small pieces.

11. Step 10:

    

    Bring the broth to a boil again and boil the dough pieces for 4-6 minutes, no more.

12. Step 11:

    

    When the dough is inflated, slightly stratified on the slice, and a white foam appears around — you can take it out. Cook in portions of 10-15 pieces, depending on the diameter of the pan.

13. Step 12:

    

    So that the finished dough pieces do not become stiff and do not lose their splendor, pierce them with toothpicks in several places!

14. Step 13:

    

    Remove the meat from the foil, cut it into pieces.

15. Step 14:

    

    Serve the hot dish on the table: dough cakes, pieces of boiled meat, broth in bowls and sauce. Avar khinkal is ready! Bon appetit!